Survivorship bias is a thing, but Roman concrete does have unique properties scientist have been studying for a long time to try and figure out what we may be able to do to get on their level. Just recently, they think they finally cracked it. Hopefully this will lead to more durable roads with less maintenance.
Survivorship bias.
All the shit they made that didn’t last fell apart in 20 years, so it’s not around anymore for us to gawk at.
Survivorship bias is a thing, but Roman concrete does have unique properties scientist have been studying for a long time to try and figure out what we may be able to do to get on their level. Just recently, they think they finally cracked it. Hopefully this will lead to more durable roads with less maintenance.
https://news.mit.edu/2023/roman-concrete-durability-lime-casts-0106