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Roman maritime concrete better than modern
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06-06-2013, 05:18 AM
I had heard that concrete gets harder with time, and that our modern practice of reinforcing concrete actually shortens its life, because exposed rebar can rust and introduce instability, but I didn't know the actual composition of ancient concrete was better than what we use today.
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Roman maritime concrete better than modern - by Epictetus - 06-05-2013, 04:20 AM
Roman maritime concrete better than modern - by PhilusEstilius - 06-05-2013, 11:04 AM
Roman maritime concrete better than modern - by Vindex - 06-05-2013, 12:22 PM
Roman maritime concrete better than modern - by Tim - 06-05-2013, 04:08 PM
Roman maritime concrete better than modern - by M. Demetrius - 06-05-2013, 07:58 PM
Roman maritime concrete better than modern - by M. Demetrius - 06-05-2013, 08:00 PM
Roman maritime concrete better than modern - by caiusbeerquitius - 06-05-2013, 08:27 PM
Roman maritime concrete better than modern - by Epictetus - 06-06-2013, 05:18 AM
Roman maritime concrete better than modern - by M. Demetrius - 06-06-2013, 01:20 PM
Roman maritime concrete better than modern - by M. Demetrius - 06-07-2013, 06:22 PM
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