Increasing the life of concrete structures would be a boon to civilization, but it's worth noting that crumbling infrastructure in the United States is more the

Increasing the life of concrete structures would be a boon to civilization, but it's worth noting that crumbling infrastructure in the United States is more the result of poor planning than technological limitations. The nation routinely over-builds its infrastructure beyond its ability to maintain it. Strong Towns writes about this often: https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/8/9/939-million-short-but-no-plan-to-raise-revenue https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/8/9/939-million-sho... https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/4/26/what-are-you-doing-maine https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/4/26/what-are-you-d... https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/1/18/highway-spending-is-eating-the-budget https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2017/1/18/highway-spendi...