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Was Roman Concrete Better?
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2018Oct 29
Comparing modern concrete to that of the western Roman empire. Errata: “More viscous” should be “less viscous”. More Videos About Concrete: -Does Rebar Rust? (   • Does Rebar Rust?  ) In this video, I discuss a few modern techniques that help improve design life of concrete, including roller compacted concrete (RCC) and water reducing admixtures (superplasticizers). There are a whole host of differences between modern concrete and that of the western Roman empire that I didn’t have time to go into, including freeze/thaw damage. This is such and interesting topic, so here are some references if you’d like to learn more: -http://www.romanconcrete.com/ -https://www.usbr.gov/tsc/techreferenc... -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_c... Watch this video and the entire Practical Engineering catalog ad-free on Nebula: https://go.nebula.tv/practical-engine... -Patreon:   / practicalengineering   -Website: http://practical.engineering Tonic and Energy by Elexive is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License Source:    • Elexive - Tonic and Energy [Creative Commons]   This video is sponsored by Brilliant.

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