Was Roman Concrete Better?

Comparing modern concrete to that of the western Roman empire.

Errata: “More viscous” should be “less viscous”.

More Videos About Concrete:
- What is Concrete? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOHURuAf5iY)
- Why Concrete Needs Reinforcement (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZINeaDjisY)
-Does Rebar Rust? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLF18H9JGHs)

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/techreferences/mands/mands-pdfs/RCCManualFinal09-2017-508.pdf
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_concrete

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