Roman concrete was crucial to the Colosseum ... live and work in concrete buildings, and travel across concrete bridges, we’re experiencing the legacy of millennia of human innovation.

Roman concrete contains self-healing lime clasts Volcanic ash enabled pozzolanic reaction for durability Hot mixing gave ancient concrete fast-setting strength ...

Nearly two millennia after the height of the Roman Empire, some of its structures are still standing. These marvels have stood the test of time, including the Pantheon in Rome; the Roman aqueducts ...

The most common method for increasing concrete’s longevity is by ripping a page out of the Roman playbook and developing means for concrete to essentially “self-heal.” The reason why the ...

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Hence, the composite bridge deck (CBD) system was proposed, adding a concrete layer over a steel plate to increase the sectional stiffness of OSBDs and reduce the fatigue stress amplitude. Furthermore ...

Pope Leo XIV says has said the Catholic Church must establish a culture that refuses to tolerate abuse in “any form,” as he ...