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Was Roman Concrete Better?

This video discusses 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.

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Building and Real Estate

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Concrete construction Roller compacted concrete Concrete -- Additives Concrete

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Video

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