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To: Husker24

Roman concrete was so good it didn’t need re-bar in it. That’s good stuff.


43 posted on 05/29/2016 3:55:46 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: central_va

Yes, It took us centuries to get back to where the Romans were. Pantheon dome uses heavy aggregates close to the drum, as the section moves up toward the oculus the aggregate gets progressively lighter (volcanic) - genius!
Greeks had them beat as far as beauty though.


48 posted on 05/29/2016 5:13:02 AM PDT by Ouchthatonehurt ("When you're going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill)
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