r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Nov 03 '19

Chemistry Scientists replaced 40 percent of cement with rice husk cinder, limestone crushing waste, and silica sand, giving concrete a rubber-like quality, six to nine times more crack-resistant than regular concrete. It self-seals, replaces cement with plentiful waste products, and should be cheaper to use.

https://newatlas.com/materials/rubbery-crack-resistant-cement/
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u/XeonProductions Nov 03 '19

How does it hold up to extreme winters though?

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u/TA_faq43 Nov 03 '19

Yeah, sounds like it would be good road material.

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u/BugzOnMyNugz Nov 03 '19

Are there tire or rubber lobbyists? If so this sounds like something they'd shut down

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u/pi_over_3 Nov 03 '19

That is one of the dumbest things I've ever read.

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u/BugzOnMyNugz Nov 04 '19

And yet you responded 🤔