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England’s concrete crisis could extend to hospitals and courts, experts say (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

One thing to note regarding the self-healing concrete. They came across that formula by complete accident. All they knew was adding volcanic ash resulted in longer lasting concrete but wouldn't have known about the lime clasts that would mix with water and refill cracks.

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