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This Ancient Construction Site in the Ruins of Pompeii Is Revealing New Secrets About the 2,000-Year-Old Recipe for Roman Concrete
New research suggests the Romans used a method known as "hot mixing" to produce self-healing concrete, which allowed them to ...
Archaeologists uncovered a Pompeii project that reveals how ancient Romans used hot-mixing technology to create durable ...
In late October, the 9th Technical Conference, hosted by CSCEC Middle East and co-organized by the Society of Engineers-UAE, was successfully held. Under the theme "Showcasing Revolutionary Modern ...
Scientists excavating the ruins of Pompeii have discovered a construction site left frozen in time by the eruption of Italy's ...
New research shows Roman concrete relied on heat-driven mixing and reactive lime, giving it a surprising self-healing ability ...
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Ancient Roman concrete could heal itself? New Pompeii evidence shows a key step scholars missed
Long dismissed as poor construction, ‘self-healing’ lime clasts have helped Ancient Roman structures persist for millennia.
Yet, everything changed when archaeologists uncovered a remarkably preserved construction site in Pompeii. Buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 CE, the site had retained raw material piles, ...
PWD submitted the revised design to MoHUA in June. While MoHUA approved the engineering solution, the Railways has not ...
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Discovery of building materials abandoned at construction site reveals secrets of ancient concrete that can set underwater ...
Pioneering designer's death marks a key chapter in construction innovation, as his digitally driven methods forced ...
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We Finally Know Why Roman Concrete Has Survived For Nearly 2,000 Years
A construction site dating back nearly 2,000 years to the putative demise of Pompeii in 79 CE has revealed new evidence for ...
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