floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoWe Finally Know How Ancient Roman Concrete Was Able to Last Thousands of Yearswww.sciencealert.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down13
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minus-squareBlueÆther@no.lastname.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoQuick lime as a ‘concrete’ is nothing new, or newly rediscovered though… The story seems to come up every few years, and anyone that has used a fluidised lime boiler knows how good quick lime is at forming concrete.
minus-squareBrcht@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoAnd, coincidentally, every time the story comes up there’s a company ready to sell you the magic roman concrete.
Quick lime as a ‘concrete’ is nothing new, or newly rediscovered though… The story seems to come up every few years, and anyone that has used a fluidised lime boiler knows how good quick lime is at forming concrete.
And, coincidentally, every time the story comes up there’s a company ready to sell you the magic roman concrete.