Roman concrete heals cracks when water dissolves reactive lime clasts, carries calcium-rich solution inside, and recrystallizes it into reinforcing minerals.
Roman concrete heals cracks when water dissolves reactive lime clasts, carries calcium-rich solution inside, and recrystallizes it into reinforcing minerals.
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