We now understand the trick to why Roman concrete lasts countless years
Released Oct 30th, 2024 4:25 PM EDT
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Ancient Rome had lots of master contractors and engineers. The fruits of their labors can still be seen in the aqueducts they developed-- which still operate to this day-- along with the Pantheon, an almost 2,000-year-old structure that still holds the record for the world's biggest dome of unreinforced concrete. For years, researchers have actually been attempting to determine the trick to Roman concrete, and now, they might have made a significant advancement.This concrete, ...