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Originally Posted by kach22i

Mystery of why Roman buildings have survived so long has been unraveled, scientists say
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/roman-concrete-mystery-ingredient-scn/index.html

Originally Posted by flatbutt

I saw this article too. The Romans certainly were capable of great things. I hope our industry adopts this finding. I wonder if I can get a similar result by adding Type S lime to Sakrete.

I've read over the years about how impressive the Roman concrete/cement is/was. It's pretty cool that we're still figuring it out (and surprising that it has taken so long).