It’s no secret that the Romans were better at producing concrete than we are today. Modern concrete begins to deteriorate after 50 years or so of facing the elements, whereas structures engineered in ...

Across the Mediterranean, hulking Roman harbors, aqueducts and amphitheaters still stand where modern concrete would have crumbled. After years of debate, a convergence of new lab work, field studies ...

As the backbone of modern infrastructure, concrete forms the very foundation of structures ranging from towering skyscrapers and expansive bridges to residential homes and public walkways. Because of ...

Concrete has been integral to buildings and architecture since the Romans used it to construct monuments like the Pantheon and the Coliseum. The Romans also used the material to build marine ...

Roman concrete has shrugged off two millennia of earthquakes, wars, and weather that would pulverize most modern structures in a fraction of the time. The surprising reason is not mystical at all, but ...

Scientists reveal that the deterioration of modern concrete and asphalt structures is due to the presence of trace quantities of organic matter in these structures. Scientists reveal that the ...

Chemists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology wanted to understand why Roman-era concrete structures have been able to last the test of time, while modern-era concrete structures do not. The ...

Concrete is no longer just a niche material in residential construction. As natural disasters become more frequent and severe, the shortcomings of traditional wood-framed homes are being laid bare.

Mumbai: Western Railways has undertaken a significant infrastructural upgrade by re-grinding bridge number 61 between ...

Over time, concrete cracks and crumbles. Well, most concrete cracks and crumbles. Structures built in ancient Rome are still standing, exhibiting remarkable durability despite conditions that would ...