Comparing modern
concrete to that
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Comparing modern concrete to that of the western Roman empire.
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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/techr...
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...