Archaeologists in Pompeii discovered a workshop that combined two elements that allowed the concrete to “heal” itself.
New research shows Roman concrete relied on heat-driven mixing and reactive lime, giving it a surprising self-healing ability ...
They have created a 3D concrete bridge that absorbs CO2 like bones and uses 60% less material than a conventional bridge.
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'This has re-written our understanding of Roman concrete manufacture': Abandoned Pompeii worksite reveal how self-healing concrete was made
The discovery of a 2,000-year-old building site in Pompeii reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing ...
The concrete developed at MSU is considered "self-heating" because it can store heat from the sun, then release it when temperatures drop to freezing levels, the university said. It's considered "self ...
Isotopic analysis confirmed that the workers in Pompeii relied on hot-mixing when making their concrete. Samples from the ...
Pompeii Archeological Park site map, with showing where the ancient building site is located, with colour coded piles of raw construction materials (right): purple: debris; green: piles of dry ...
Discovery of building materials abandoned at construction site reveals secrets of ancient concrete that can set underwater ...
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