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Title: Guardian article on Roman concrete
Post by: Imperial Dave on Jul 04, 2017, 06:27 AM

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jul/04/why-roman-concrete-still-stands-strong-while-modern-version-decays?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

not 'new news' as such but a worthy little article on the legacy of our Roman friends :)

Title: Re: Guardian article on Roman concrete
Post by: Duncan Head on Jul 04, 2017, 08:01 AM

And it's all because it contains wombles (well, "tobermorite", anyway).

Title: Re: Guardian article on Roman concrete
Post by: Tim on Jul 04, 2017, 10:02 PM

Worryingly I am old enough to appreciate the play on words...

Title: Re: Guardian article on Roman concrete
Post by: Swampster on Jul 05, 2017, 07:04 AM

Tomskite would be stronger. Orinocoene would collapse after a bit of hard work.

Title: Re: Guardian article on Roman concrete
Post by: Imperial Dave on Jul 05, 2017, 10:14 AM

Quote from: Tim on Jul 04, 2017, 10:02 PM
Worryingly I am old enough to appreciate the play on words...

me too :-[

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