Roman Building Techniques

Roman, concrete and ruins in Pompeii

A 2,000-year-old building site reveals the raw ingredients for ancient Roman self-healing concrete

Roman concrete is pretty amazing stuff. It's among the main reasons we know so much about Roman architecture today. So many structures built by the Romans still survive, in some form, thanks to their ingenious concrete and construction techniques.

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Unearthing Ancient Secrets: Roman Concrete's Timeless Legacy

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Unfinished Pompeii Project Reveals Ancient Roman Building Technology

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Home renovation frozen in time reveals Roman building technique

Rome (CNN) — Archaeologists excavating the site of Pompeii have uncovered an ancient building site, revealing Roman construction techniques used by builders at the time, according to the Italian ...

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What If Our Buildings Could Self-Heal? The Romans Had the Answer

Roman buildings were engineered with hot mixed, self-healing concrete of quicklime and volcanic ash that strengthens in seawater.

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Famous Roman Road Discovered Beneath London's Streets

Construction workers installing pipes for a heating system in southwest London made an extraordinary find: layers of compacted gravel, sand, and chalk buried beneath Old Kent Road. These materials ...

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