r/EverythingScience • u/Sariel007 • Jan 03 '22

Engineering Noblewoman’s tomb reveals new secrets of ancient Rome’s highly durable concrete

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/noblewomans-tomb-reveals-new-secrets-of-ancient-romes-highly-durable-concrete/
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u/Kyllakyle Jan 03 '22

So basically the Romans were just lucky with the materials they selected for concrete production? They obviously couldn’t have known about the microscopic properties of the stratlingite or the dissolved potassium. Did I miss something in the article?

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u/seanmonaghan1968 Jan 04 '22

There is a lot to trial and error and finding out what works best vs not etc; many great advancements have been pre computers