Post by robeiae on Jul 23, 2019 7:58:26 GMT -5
For starters (from today's Tour de France stage):
That's the Pont du Gard in southern France, built in the first century CE and still in pretty good shape.
On a semi-related note, I ran across this story at Real Clear History on Roman concrete: aleteia.org/2019/07/16/scientist-believes-shes-found-the-recipe-for-ancient-roman-concrete-used-2000-years-ago/
Here's the study, which actually came out several years ago: pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ammin/article-lookup/102/7/1435
It's fascinating imo and should definitely influence current construction practices, especially when it comes to things like seawalls.
That's the Pont du Gard in southern France, built in the first century CE and still in pretty good shape.
On a semi-related note, I ran across this story at Real Clear History on Roman concrete: aleteia.org/2019/07/16/scientist-believes-shes-found-the-recipe-for-ancient-roman-concrete-used-2000-years-ago/
Jackson’s findings, published in American Mineralogist, claim the unbreakable strength of ancient Roman concrete is due to a rare chemical reaction that takes place when the mineral aluminium tobermorite is exposed to sea water. The reaction strengthens the mortar and prevents cracks from forming or widening.
Here's the study, which actually came out several years ago: pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ammin/article-lookup/102/7/1435
It's fascinating imo and should definitely influence current construction practices, especially when it comes to things like seawalls.
