Uploaded October 2018 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Comparing modern concrete to that of the western Roman empire.
Errata: “More viscous” should be “less viscous”.
More Videos About Concrete:
- What is Concrete? (youtube.com/watch?v=UOHURuAf5iY)
- Why Concrete Needs Reinforcement (youtube.com/watch?v=cZINeaDjisY)
-Does Rebar Rust? (youtube.com/watch?v=PLF18H9JGHs)
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’t have time to go into, including freeze/thaw damage. This is such and interesting topic, so here are some references if you’d like to learn more:
-romanconcrete.com
-usbr.gov/tsc/techreferences/mands/mands-pdfs/RCCManualFinal09-2017-508.pdf
-en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_concrete
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Comparing modern concrete to that of the western Roman empire.
Errata: “More viscous” should be “less viscous”.
More Videos About Concrete:
- What is Concrete? (youtube.com/watch?v=UOHURuAf5iY)
- Why Concrete Needs Reinforcement (youtube.com/watch?v=cZINeaDjisY)
-Does Rebar Rust? (youtube.com/watch?v=PLF18H9JGHs)
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’t have time to go into, including freeze/thaw damage. This is such and interesting topic, so here are some references if you’d like to learn more:
-romanconcrete.com
-usbr.gov/tsc/techreferences/mands/mands-pdfs/RCCManualFinal09-2017-508.pdf
-en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_concrete
Watch this video and the entire Practical Engineering catalog ad-free on Nebula: go.nebula.tv/practical-engineering
-Patreon: patreon.com/PracticalEngineering
-Website: http://practical.engineering
Tonic and Energy by Elexive is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License
Source: youtube.com/watch?v=U6fBPdu8w9U
This video is sponsored by Brilliant.
