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We're still fascinated by the properties of Roman concrete which has, in many cases, survived 2000 years mostly unscathed. Meanwhile brutalist buildings from t
by astrodust 10y ago
We're still fascinated by the properties of Roman concrete which has, in many cases, survived 2000 years mostly unscathed.
Meanwhile brutalist buildings from the 1950s are crumbling.
- T-hawk 10y agoCareful of survivorship bias here. Of course we don't see any Roman buildings that crumbled 50 years after construction.
- clock_tower 10y agoThey really did use better construction, though. Unreinforced opus caementicum (with particular kinds of Italian volcanic ash) can't be built as tall as reinforced OPC, but lasts infinitely longer. Of course, OPC could last longer if it didn't use ferrous reinforcement...