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Why Roman Concrete Lasts for 1000 Years
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After 2000 years, the secret to Roman concrete's durability has been rediscovered.
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0:00 Why Roman Concrete Never Crumbles
1:07 The History of Roman Concrete
4:39 The Search for the Recipe
7:21 Proving It
8:56 The 'What Now?' Chapter

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@thebookofclyde1822

1 year ago

Bridges and other structures start falling apart when brittle modern concrete cracks and water seepage causes the rebar to rust . The Romans didn't even have rebar and apparently they didn't need it. 2000 year old aqueducts still carry water. Somebody needs to find out if hot-mixed slurry made with Mount St. Helens ash and US lime will substitute for the Roman ingredients. Heck - even a product that only lasts for 500 years would be a vast improvement over what the construction industry is using today.

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@johnebert2619

1 year ago

This does raise an issue. If we can manage to get this kind of mixture into common use, we're going to need to be much more circumspect with construction. When our work can last millennia, we can't be so flippant with what we leave behind.

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@PhysicalMath

1 year ago

Who knows what other ancient technologies have been lost to time.

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@DiegoMarquesBrazil

1 year ago

Cool, hope concrete companies don't sabotage the solution

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@ObservingLibertarian

1 year ago

Imagine, the solution to the question was to look at a sample under a microscope and - instead of assuming ancient people were stupid - simply postulate that maybe, just maybe, the methodology for the mixed materials was intentional rather than by mistake or due to inefficiency. This is the thought that crosses my mind every time I see something related to "ancient aliens" - the people involved are legitimately just operating under the assumption that people back in the day were too stupid to have accomplished some [thing/act]: because those people themselves naval gazing at the [thing/act] in question aren't themselves smart enough to figure out how that particular [thing/act] was accomplished.

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@Thomas-fn7vq

1 year ago

You're telling me that in a thousand years not one person tried to just put the lime into the mix without hydrating it first? Seriously what are the chances of that?

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@antonius.martinus

1 year ago

So they pretty much found out how to calcificate concrete to make it harder after each repair, just like how our bones do it with micro fractures. They were damn geniuses.

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@adrastoso9727

1 year ago

I’ve mentioned this to a few people that have common knowledge about these things; this went over their head as they couldn’t comprehend a concrete mix for 2,000 years ago being superior to modern concrete 🤣 I wonder if it’s possible to make this ourselves for home use with out the need of volcanic ash…..

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@charliehoy6336

1 year ago

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@umutacar4133

1 year ago

In this time of global idiocy, I find myself lucky to have stumbled upon your channel, Dr. Miles. I wanted to buy you a coffee. Cheers.

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@marcelotrejosievers5754

6 months ago

Self reparing concrete?? Concrete Companies: Not in my watch.

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@petrbohacek

1 year ago

There is no money to be made in things that last forever!

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@marcfruchtman9473

1 year ago

Thanks for the video on this topic.

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@blue_beephang-glider5417

1 year ago

We traveled through the UK and France marveling at thousand plus year old building that are still operational. Back in Australia a bulldozer was driving through our 30 year old school...

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@michellejohnson9177

10 months ago

Amazing information thanks for sharing in this great video!

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@andydiggle

1 year ago

This stuff is super confusing to a layman dummy like me, and you are REALLY good at explaining it in a way I can understand. So... THANK YOU!

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@kaptainkraken

1 year ago

Lime coated rebar and remesh would be a test i'd like to see. I hypothesize that the lime might help seal in the steel for even longer.

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@tproeber

1 year ago

Wow. Brilliant!

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@DrBenMiles

1 year ago

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@mannyoso7988

1 year ago

Thank you for this info I want the same info but in my ancestor ruins in Belize

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