By: LUCAS ADAMS
Staff Writer
As we all know the beautiful buildings of Rome have lasted for millennia. This is a testament to the ingenuity of Rome Engineers. The only question was how did the material last as long as it did. While it is known that roman concrete was stronger than its modern-day equivalent, it still can deteriorate with time. Now scientists behind a new study have uncovered the unknown ingredient to the roman concrete that allowed it to last as long as it has. This team of researchers, who come from the U.S., Switzerland, and Italy, had found that the unknown substance was lime casts!
The researchers found that the white chunks now known as lime casts were what was able to give roman concrete its ability to last so longer than the Roman Empire. This was due to the lime casts being able to heal cracks that had occurred over time.
These new findings could help manufacturers make concrete more sustainable. This might even shake up society just like how roman concrete had done back then. Back then this concrete had caused an architectural revolution and this same revolution changed how humans lived.
