{"id":56271,"date":"2020-08-02T02:00:17","date_gmt":"2020-08-02T06:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=56271"},"modified":"2020-08-01T09:17:28","modified_gmt":"2020-08-01T13:17:28","slug":"was-roman-concrete-better","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2020\/08\/02\/was-roman-concrete-better\/","title":{"rendered":"Was Roman Concrete Better?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qL0BB2PRY7k\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Practical Engineering<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 29 Oct 2018<\/p>\n<p>Comparing modern concrete to that of the western Roman empire. <\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;t have time to go into, including freeze\/thaw damage. This is such an interesting topic, so here are some references if you&#8217;d like to learn more:<br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.romanconcrete.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.romanconcrete.com\/<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?v=qL0BB2PRY7k&#038;redir_token=q_e7lcbroXnXsqj5zyc50MOYUeB8MTU4NjM2NzEzM0AxNTg2MjgwNzMz&#038;event=video_description&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usbr.gov%2Ftsc%2Ftechreferences%2Fmands%2Fmands-pdfs%2FRCCManualFinal09-2017-508.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.usbr.gov\/tsc\/techreferenc&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?v=qL0BB2PRY7k&#038;redir_token=q_e7lcbroXnXsqj5zyc50MOYUeB8MTU4NjM2NzEzM0AxNTg2MjgwNzMz&#038;event=video_description&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FRoman_concrete\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roman_c&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>-Patreon: <a href=\"http:\/\/patreon.com\/PracticalEngineering\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/patreon.com\/PracticalEngineering<\/a><br \/>\n-Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/practical.engineering\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/practical.engineering<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tonic and Energy by Elexive is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License<br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U6fBPdu8w9U\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U6fBP&#8230;<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot_2020-08-02-Was-Roman-Concrete-Better-.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot_2020-08-02-Was-Roman-Concrete-Better--480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-59258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot_2020-08-02-Was-Roman-Concrete-Better--480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot_2020-08-02-Was-Roman-Concrete-Better--853x480.png 853w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot_2020-08-02-Was-Roman-Concrete-Better--150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot_2020-08-02-Was-Roman-Concrete-Better--768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Screenshot_2020-08-02-Was-Roman-Concrete-Better-.png 930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Practical Engineering Published 29 Oct 2018 Comparing modern concrete to that of the western Roman empire. 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). 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