How To Make Roman Concrete

An Attempt at Reproducing Ancient Roman Concrete by using Limestone, Volcanic Ash and Aggregate. Please Hit The LIKE and SUBSCRIBE BUTTONS as well as the NOTIFICATION BELL. Feel Free to Check out my Amazon Influencer Page and Follow Me on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. Thanks For Watching.
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  • @recall5811
    @recall58116 жыл бұрын

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  • @brega007alxr3

    @brega007alxr3

    6 жыл бұрын

    Corporals Corner nice bro

  • @revnook

    @revnook

    5 жыл бұрын

    Glad you added the statement about what saltwater does. Most people either haven't heard or don't know that little fact. Your underwater set test, are you using both salt and fresh water?

  • @reneebrown5598

    @reneebrown5598

    5 жыл бұрын

    Would oyster shells work for the lime? And how long do they take to set up to be able to unmould and use? Very interested in doing this as a practice and small pottery stuff outside. Does it need to be waterproofed to hold water or will the disintegrate when dampened over time. Such as a flowered?

  • @brandonfutch9856

    @brandonfutch9856

    5 жыл бұрын

    Corporals Corner I like how you kept it simple, PH test limestone with vinegar. I like how you got technical calling no it calcium hydroxide. Sort of opens the door for me to research that compound further. You earned yourself a subscriber!!

  • @sebsandman7164

    @sebsandman7164

    5 жыл бұрын

    Any follow up on that hydraulic concrete hoss?

  • @alexandrevaliquette1941
    @alexandrevaliquette19415 жыл бұрын

    Q. Can I replace volcanic ash with camp fire ash? A. "Heart" For those who got a "heart" but no answer to your question... Here is my answer for you! Volcanic ash is fine silica (mainly Silicium oxyde). Camp fire ash is a mixed alkalies (such as NaOH, KOH). They are two totaly differents chemicals, so it won't work at all. However, volcanic ash may be replaced by ultra fine sand of even ultra fine pulverised glass. Alexandre Valiquette, analytical chemistry tech from Montréal, Canada

  • @corindoyle

    @corindoyle

    3 жыл бұрын

    No it can't. Whatever your pozzalan, it needs to be fired at 900 degrees + to achieve hydraulic action. The higher the temperature the stronger the reaction. So no, fine sand will most definitely not work. Camp fire ash wouldn't work but a specific type of ash would. Ash was generally used for pugging, lime based insulation and soundproofing or as a mortar dye.

  • @lizedur4976

    @lizedur4976

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. I’m looking for something to add to hempcrete. Maybe very fine sand? We live in a very wet climate and the drying time needed for hempcrete is an issue. Do you know of anything that could help?

  • @leonardwilliams8109

    @leonardwilliams8109

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the excellent, technical explanation!

  • @WWZenaDo

    @WWZenaDo

    2 жыл бұрын

    I don't know about Canada, but the geology channel Geology Hub lists volcanoes active, dormant and extinct in most of the continental USA. If some of Yellowstone's previous eruptions of ash drifted up into Canada, you might be able to find and use some of those deposits - if they're the correct kind of volcanic ash. I'm guessing high silica and low sulfur content?

  • @calthorp

    @calthorp

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lizedur4976 Cement

  • @falanirave9062
    @falanirave90624 жыл бұрын

    Is there a substitute for the volcanic ash? I feel like a walk to the nearest valcano could really dampen my progress.

  • @adamleathers4109

    @adamleathers4109

    4 жыл бұрын

    You can buy it online

  • @kevinbryant7533

    @kevinbryant7533

    4 жыл бұрын

    Iron and salt it's what the Japanese used for there bunkers iron rich volcanic sand and salty ocean water

  • @fgiveme

    @fgiveme

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lime mortar is still being used in less developed countries. You can mix lime with sand at 1:3 ratio, that mixture won't be as good as roman concrete but will last 10 years in a high humidity environment, longer if you live in dry climate.

  • @cad4922

    @cad4922

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes Chris. Any pozzolanic material can be used, which means substances rich in silica or silicates in their composition, such as ceramic fabrication waste and organic materiais such as burnt rice. They will react with calcium hidroxide to form cimentitious materials.

  • @sith1986

    @sith1986

    4 жыл бұрын

    Just use diatomaceous earth instead of forging seashells

  • @brianthesnail3815
    @brianthesnail38152 жыл бұрын

    My house in the UK was built about 200 years ago at the end of the Georgian and beginning of Victorian era. It was built using soft hand made brick, lime mortar and is also exterior plastered in lime render. I repair it using a mix of lime putty, sand and a very small amount of Portland cement instead of volcanic ash. The resulting mortar and or lime render is very similar to what is being made here. The cement is not to make the lime mortar or render hard like a modern cement mortar. It is only to begin the chemical process as a catalyst. My mixture goes hard over a period of weeks and will continue to harden for many decades. It is extremely important not to repair a building like my house with soft bricks and lime mortar using any modern concrete. It will destroy the building because it is far too hard. The lime mortar and render is flexible, allows my house to breath, stops damp building up and is very environmentally friendly as it absorbs CO2 for centuries. When using lime putty please be very careful. It is extremely dangerous as it is corrosive. If it goes in an eye you can go blind. Always have plenty of water immediately available to wash your eyes out.

  • @dawnduckworth593

    @dawnduckworth593

    Жыл бұрын

    Well this has been screenshoted and saved for future reference. If your home can withstand the test of the wet dreary weather of the UK, then it should be able to handle the humidity of the American South. Will be handy when I start making pavers and such (perhaps a stone hedgerow fence) for the yard. (Went to Uni in London, and I adored the countryside. Didn't make it as far north as I would have liked, but it is a stunning landscape.)

  • @sstgoiano8245

    @sstgoiano8245

    Жыл бұрын

    Uau 😮 sensacional 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @gortagnan

    @gortagnan

    Жыл бұрын

    @brian the snail...Hi very interesting..I once as a beginner (with lime)-pointed my stone house with lime putty and sand mixed with small amount of cement (small pointing batches) and this gave a beautiful pointing mix with an increased set ..beautiful to use...Later I read that even a tiny amount of cement ruined the Breathability of the lime pointing ! Would be interested to know of your thoughts on the point ? Many thanks...G.

  • @turiyapanama

    @turiyapanama

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@gortagnan it does! you dont need to use any cement in a lime plaster. Use 2:1 fine sand to lime. Apply with trowel with pressue. Cover the surface with tarp or burlap for at least a week and wet it 3-5 times a day depending on how hot it is in your area. It will hold. A lime putty on top can be done with the tadelakt method. I built my entire home this way. As long as it is cured properly, it will hold.

  • @dianehenry733

    @dianehenry733

    11 ай бұрын

    @@turiyapanama .

  • @jimfranchetto3278
    @jimfranchetto32783 жыл бұрын

    I am a cement finisher with 24 years working in the field and this is my first demo of Roman concrete. Thank you!

  • @MjC7192

    @MjC7192

    Жыл бұрын

    Their concrete is Still working/viable today

  • @spankeydawg7198

    @spankeydawg7198

    6 ай бұрын

    @@MjC7192nah man they nerfed it in the latest update.

  • @veralium29

    @veralium29

    5 ай бұрын

    @@spankeydawg7198 💀💀

  • @averagecommenter4623

    @averagecommenter4623

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@@spankeydawg71982000 years later, of course it'll be nerfed.

  • @flpdco
    @flpdco6 жыл бұрын

    At this rate Rome for sure wasn't built in a day.

  • @joldsaway3489

    @joldsaway3489

    6 жыл бұрын

    More like 48 hours, I suppose

  • @felixpham615

    @felixpham615

    6 жыл бұрын

    flpd it wasn't a day, it was a night.

  • @trespire

    @trespire

    6 жыл бұрын

    Romans built structures to last. Intense use of manpower, typically as slaves, was the norm. When a new residential development ripped up a section of roman road in the Galilee near y home I was heart broken.

  • @sylasviper715

    @sylasviper715

    6 жыл бұрын

    they were built thousands of years ago and still stand.. there's your answer.

  • @bamsuchanan

    @bamsuchanan

    5 жыл бұрын

    Sylas viper haha what a funny question

  • @nemesiscaym
    @nemesiscaym5 жыл бұрын

    i am a civil engineer and i really enjoyed your video, things like these should be taught to kids in school also, hopefully from people like you

  • @user-yc5bh6rd6s

    @user-yc5bh6rd6s

    4 жыл бұрын

    Russian joke: do you know whats the difference between civil engineers and military engineers? - military engineers build cannons and civil engeneers build targets. Just saing

  • @mrzombez7140

    @mrzombez7140

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@user-yc5bh6rd6s And geological engineers watch where to get materials for weapons and where to build targets.

  • @dan.wood86

    @dan.wood86

    3 жыл бұрын

    Are we able to use this concrete recipe for building a one story cinderblock home or do i have to conform to certain laws or codes that prevent its use?

  • @In0god0we0trust

    @In0god0we0trust

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@dan.wood86 I imagine that would depend entirely on what jurisdiction you reside in.

  • @tutebas533

    @tutebas533

    3 жыл бұрын

    We are being taught this, I'm here because of my chemistry assignment on the lime cycle, pretty cool.

  • @solararch2001
    @solararch2001 Жыл бұрын

    I think the exact recipe the Romans invented to make their concrete was a mystery until recently. Looks like someone finally figured it out. Many structures throughout the Mediterranean built with Roman concrete are still in use today, particularly in ports! Roman concrete ranks in the top 10 of greatest construction technologies ever invented. Thanks for making this video, very interesting!

  • @michaelp2952

    @michaelp2952

    Жыл бұрын

    It's kind of exciting to see what developments will come of it

  • @cartmanrlsusall

    @cartmanrlsusall

    Жыл бұрын

    No it wasn't a mystery Portland based mortar and concrete is cheaper to produce than lime based concrete

  • @user-mc6dg6qe8l

    @user-mc6dg6qe8l

    Жыл бұрын

    @@cartmanrlsusall Portland is made from limestone too every cement is made from limestone. Calcium Carbonate is what forms the backbone of the chemical reactions.

  • @wehrlesimon99

    @wehrlesimon99

    Жыл бұрын

    The "Mystery" was not tha Limestone, but that they used sea water and volcanic Ash as Materials. So that Concrete could even heal itself when its coming in Contact with water.

  • @catchnkill

    @catchnkill

    Жыл бұрын

    Roman concrete is an excellent concrete be used under salt water. Its strength improved by exposing to salt water. Thus Roman empire era built ports still hang on till now.

  • @danielduggan526
    @danielduggan526 Жыл бұрын

    The Roman’s were thought to have used Hot Mixing, which utilizes the most reactive form of Lime, which is Quick Lime. It’s thought that the Hot mixing was key to the self healing properties of Roman concrete

  • @nwascorpio
    @nwascorpio4 жыл бұрын

    We are all a very special breed of people. We just spent 20 minutes watching this man make a brick. lol

  • @star_gazer2967

    @star_gazer2967

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lol... I cant explain why this stuff fascinates me the way it does... All i know is i love seeing them seeing them spreads the stuff in those primitive building vids... great comment! Happy New Year's!

  • @lesliepropheter5040

    @lesliepropheter5040

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@star_gazer2967 See what you get when you join the service? Plenty of schooling!!!

  • @aion2177

    @aion2177

    4 жыл бұрын

    funniest comment around :))

  • @thomasblackwell9507

    @thomasblackwell9507

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @corison2058

    @corison2058

    4 жыл бұрын

    AIon totally true though! 😂

  • @Nirky
    @Nirky4 жыл бұрын

    You've inspired me to make my driveway out of Roman concrete pavers! I figure it will only take me 39 years.

  • @DizzyPanda

    @DizzyPanda

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Acidburn3141 Maybe his driveway is very long. :D

  • @MrJawnyNumFive

    @MrJawnyNumFive

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Nirky Now that's funny! I was going to use the same joke, but say, 10 yrs.

  • @digdoug9352

    @digdoug9352

    2 жыл бұрын

    It helps to apply the labor force of the empire. Get the kids out there :)

  • @PatTheRiot

    @PatTheRiot

    2 жыл бұрын

    But your driveway will last forever! LOL

  • @calthorp

    @calthorp

    2 жыл бұрын

    buy a horse or cow to walk on the paste so it makes it for you. You get to eat the animal when you have finished with it, Unless you are a vegetarian like me. I will use it to take me to the shop to buy an icecream.

  • @owendavies4613
    @owendavies46132 жыл бұрын

    Take it to a building college they should have a compressive load tester to see which of your mixes is stronger, very interesting.....Thanks!!!

  • @HaloWolf102

    @HaloWolf102

    2 жыл бұрын

    This will never be on market of this material. Mainly because it involves firing. Though it could offset the amount of it being put into the atmosphere, because as regular concrete cools, it emits carbon dioxide.

  • @jbgheel5028

    @jbgheel5028

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@HaloWolf102 Do you mean firing jobs?

  • @BloodHawk31

    @BloodHawk31

    Жыл бұрын

    @@HaloWolf102 you do realize the emissions are not a issue with concrete itself, this issue is with the creation of cement, the binder, to create it we heat limestone and clay in furnaces to extreme temperstures, this is the main carbon dioxide emissions issue. As with the strength, the modern home will easily last more then 500 years with the concrete blocks having a lifetime of 1000+ years, saying roman concrete was the best ever is really a spit in the face of modern engineering.

  • @umungus518

    @umungus518

    Жыл бұрын

    @@BloodHawk31 our concrete does not last for 500 years, go look at any sidewalk more than 5 years old. Youre dreaming dude.

  • @HamishCooperCreative

    @HamishCooperCreative

    Жыл бұрын

    No modern concrete will last like Rome. 2000 year old structures still looking new in places. Modern concrete is not made to last more than 150 years

  • @carlderossi6497
    @carlderossi64972 жыл бұрын

    the reason why the used volcanic rock was it was lighter and had more surface space for the concrete mix to grab on to making the formula stronger. but yes it was amazing that you did this video thanks

  • @mandolinic
    @mandolinic6 жыл бұрын

    The concrete dome of the Pantheon has stood for a couple of thousand years. I reckon that's a great testament to Roman concrete.

  • @Steveshappylittletrees

    @Steveshappylittletrees

    4 жыл бұрын

    The Pantheon is Greek.

  • @michaelfoster3766

    @michaelfoster3766

    4 жыл бұрын

    The Parthenon is Greek. The Pantheon is Roman.

  • @jammccockin8304

    @jammccockin8304

    4 жыл бұрын

    Michael Foster Ggggoooottttt Eeeeehhhhhmmmm!

  • @alexchavez3244

    @alexchavez3244

    4 жыл бұрын

    It wasn’t Roman nor Greek it was Egyptians let’s be honest people.

  • @delerium2k

    @delerium2k

    4 жыл бұрын

    yeah, no rebar either in the Pantheon. The oculus hole at the top was designed to let in light and lighten the load, and geometric structures were cut out of the roof as well to lighten load and make it look prettier... some of the best architecture on the planet. If anyone gets a chance to go to Rome, put the Pantheon at top of list. The marble flooring too is incredible

  • @nickdryad
    @nickdryad4 жыл бұрын

    Julius Caesar said. I came, I saw, I concreted.

  • @tonyedge2457

    @tonyedge2457

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @corison2058

    @corison2058

    4 жыл бұрын

    nickdryad lol! Made my day! Thanks!

  • @kennarajora6532

    @kennarajora6532

    3 жыл бұрын

    69th like

  • @777Thebear
    @777Thebear Жыл бұрын

    Good video. They just discovered that the Roman's used quicklime (CaO) not slacked lime (CaOH). Or the term is hot concrete mix. So it was volcanic ash, aggregate, and CaO (quicklime). They would then mix the dry ingredients, then add the water.

  • @flyairvans

    @flyairvans

    10 ай бұрын

    Seawater

  • @bitTorrenter

    @bitTorrenter

    10 ай бұрын

    ​@@flyairvansSaltwater?

  • @williambrandondavis6897

    @williambrandondavis6897

    8 ай бұрын

    You missed the key part, heat. The newest paper claims they heated the concrete while they mixed it and this caused a fine crystalline structure to form that results in much greater strength.

  • @mrs.mastermind933

    @mrs.mastermind933

    6 ай бұрын

    @@williambrandondavis6897the heat was generated from the reaction of the quicklime with the water; exothermic reaction

  • @muddfish7266

    @muddfish7266

    3 ай бұрын

    They boiled the seawater ​@@mrs.mastermind933

  • @uramalakia
    @uramalakia3 жыл бұрын

    The neat thing about Roman concrete setting in sea water, from what I understand, is that it would bind with the salt in the sea water and create a whole new mineral... In other words, the whole thing would cure into a whole new giant rock. That's why it lasts so long.

  • @mnomadvfx

    @mnomadvfx

    Жыл бұрын

    The process also has parallels with fossilisation, albeit over a much shorter time span.

  • @arturjogi2667

    @arturjogi2667

    6 ай бұрын

    I mean. That's what concrete does. It is one giant rock.

  • @samuelmuldoon4839

    @samuelmuldoon4839

    6 ай бұрын

    The salt fills in the holes. Swiss cheese has holes in it. Likewise, maybe salt (sodium chloride) fills in air bubbles, holes, or voids, in the concrete.

  • @ironhell813

    @ironhell813

    5 ай бұрын

    Right, it’s basically calcification.

  • @francoismorin8721
    @francoismorin87216 жыл бұрын

    2000 years and those Roman buildings are still standing. I guess the quality of their concrete speaks for itself. Nice tutorial and fun experience. Thanks for sharing.

  • @raccoonmoustache

    @raccoonmoustache

    5 жыл бұрын

    I’m pretty sure they also used normal rock that they trim.

  • @hosmerhomeboy

    @hosmerhomeboy

    5 жыл бұрын

    meh, all the bad ones fell down. There was even one time all the buildings on the Aventine hill fell down like dominoes. Romans definitely had some good buildings, but nowadays we make the mistake of comparing their best with our worst. Their worst is gone.

  • @LiamGrubby

    @LiamGrubby

    5 жыл бұрын

    Lime mortar was used. Vapour permeable. Its modern day cement that destroys old buildings as it traps moisture causing accelerated decay.

  • @ZacharyBittner

    @ZacharyBittner

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@hosmerhomeboy this. It's an easy mistake to make and I did it for years. You don't see the broken stuff. Just the stuff that was best built and maintained

  • @KBergs

    @KBergs

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@hosmerhomeboy Survivorship bias

  • @TsetsiStoyanova
    @TsetsiStoyanova3 жыл бұрын

    I literally watched hundreds of concrete videos to find this one the most amazing of all and in fact the only one that i needed to watch

  • @SpeedomusicSM

    @SpeedomusicSM

    3 жыл бұрын

    What are you building

  • @user-yk9sz9mh1t

    @user-yk9sz9mh1t

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@SpeedomusicSM a building

  • @agentstaple1

    @agentstaple1

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@SpeedomusicSM Rome

  • @lamb_link

    @lamb_link

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@agentstaple1 how long will that take?

  • @atriox7221

    @atriox7221

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Lamb more than a day I’d assume

  • @ohforchristssake1
    @ohforchristssake12 жыл бұрын

    I just love the considerate, patient, practical, immersive pedagogy of this video. Corp makes sure you can follow what is happening, also leaves you room/time for thinking over the implications and ramifications of presented content. Never thought I would actually enjoy watching a 20 minutes video about ancient concrete-making! 😃😄😃😀

  • @TheAvarusAnimus
    @TheAvarusAnimus3 жыл бұрын

    Man, have been watching all your survival shelter videos and then come across this! Brilliant! I remember reading about Roman concrete being used for the foundations of lighthouses, as it could set (cure) underwater to create a platform for the main lighthouse structure. Love your videos...peace from Ireland!

  • @jamesozment1
    @jamesozment15 жыл бұрын

    man that's the greatest damn thing since sliced bread . wish i knew how to make this as a kid i would have built a real fort lol.

  • @MrPittbull30

    @MrPittbull30

    4 жыл бұрын

    Right?

  • @BT_Spanky

    @BT_Spanky

    4 жыл бұрын

    Ikr

  • @corison2058

    @corison2058

    4 жыл бұрын

    james ozment fun fact! Betty white is older than sliced bread.

  • @Draakdarkmaster6

    @Draakdarkmaster6

    3 жыл бұрын

    If you want to be specific, it predate s sliced bread, so i guess its even better lol

  • @plederfagella9774

    @plederfagella9774

    2 жыл бұрын

    Never too late for a badass fort

  • @jerrydunham2042
    @jerrydunham20425 жыл бұрын

    Great, now every time I go to the coast ill be bringing buckets of shell home, just to try this. Another project I don't have time for.

  • @MooseOnTheLoose99

    @MooseOnTheLoose99

    3 жыл бұрын

    Maybe check and make sure it's allowed. Certain beaches do not allow for the collection of stones or shells.

  • @TheGeenat

    @TheGeenat

    2 жыл бұрын

    ^ And THE LAW is THE LAW!

  • @devijalasoahi1173

    @devijalasoahi1173

    2 жыл бұрын

    I find many shells at my river maybe you can go to a river or lake and find some.

  • @k9m42
    @k9m42 Жыл бұрын

    You said “Their discovery of concrete” I think you mean their “invention” of concrete. Great video!

  • @corindoyle

    @corindoyle

    Жыл бұрын

    A Roman on the coast observed it occuring naturally where lime and alumino-silicates were adjacent to one another and interacting with the sea water.

  • @josephnebeker7976

    @josephnebeker7976

    Жыл бұрын

    @@corindoyle Which is not how concrete is made. They may well have taken inspiration from nature, but nature did not create Roman concrete.

  • @Xhopp3r
    @Xhopp3r3 жыл бұрын

    So glad I came across this video. Have always been interested in making my own concrete and that thought sparked my curiosity in roman concrete. Thanks a million for sharing this

  • @AnotherCoyote
    @AnotherCoyote4 жыл бұрын

    Oh I've been wanting to see how this was done forever! Cool! The concept of a Roman concrete that only got stronger with time instead of weathering away just *blows* the mind!

  • @alfredorotondo

    @alfredorotondo

    3 жыл бұрын

    The modern concrete also need decades for strengthening

  • @andygatch1676

    @andygatch1676

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@alfredorotondo i beleive concrete is constantly hardening. to a point it will spall(flake) and constrict itself.

  • @BigBadBossu

    @BigBadBossu

    Жыл бұрын

    @@andygatch1676 yeah thats not why most modern concrete spalls sir, modern concrete doesn't interact well with water because water slowly washes away the crystal structures which are not in turn replaced or continue to naturally grow within the concrete structure unlike Roman concrete. Water interactions account for at least 50% of concrete spalling issues Both Roman concrete and modern portland concrete continue to harden but the seawater and volcanic ash used in Roman concrete work in harmony as sea water leaching into concrete with volcanic ash creates aluminous toboromite which continues to grow and strengthen over time, therefor spalling issues modern concrete has from crystaline structure breakdown and rust from metal supports inside that concrete expanding and further breaking down when modern concrete interacts with water are not evident in Roman concrete which actually benefits from the water it is local too. In summary volcanic ash + sea water and not using any metal support structures inside the concrete is why Roman concrete not only stronger but gets stronger over time as the inside crystaline structures turn into another form of crystal which also fills out pourous structures withing the hardened concrete continuously which means no spalling caused by water

  • @jrummy73

    @jrummy73

    Жыл бұрын

    Article i read today said Roman concrete secrets revealed that heat was the key to Roman concrete and its strength

  • @NurdRage777
    @NurdRage7776 жыл бұрын

    You can actually use a lot more than just a seashell. Chicken egg shell, snail shell everything with calcium carbonate in it.

  • @SkyLeach

    @SkyLeach

    6 жыл бұрын

    bones work too, although the slake is more delecate IIRC.

  • @dtmt502

    @dtmt502

    6 жыл бұрын

    even shotgun shells

  • @RikuIshmaru

    @RikuIshmaru

    6 жыл бұрын

    any idea what the difference is between the final products?

  • @mosquitobight

    @mosquitobight

    6 жыл бұрын

    Chalk too

  • @tlaim

    @tlaim

    5 жыл бұрын

    Roger L. Ortiz, You tell them cuz!

  • @Thinks-First
    @Thinks-First3 жыл бұрын

    This was fascinating. I imagine at any given time the Romans had hundreds if not thousands of concrete form makers. I'll bet they even took orders. With so many people producing concrete they could build anything. Thank you.

  • @kezif

    @kezif

    7 ай бұрын

    your suggestion is based on what?

  • @alliesparks5613
    @alliesparks5613 Жыл бұрын

    Would really love to see a weight comparison on a scale of same sized bricks, one of modern and one roman concrete. It seemed alot lighter than the modern stuff. Thanks for the awesome video!

  • @davidellis5312
    @davidellis53124 жыл бұрын

    Interesting video. Recently I visited Hadrian's Wall here in the UK and as there are miles of it to look at, you can just walk up to it and touch it. I was looking at the mortar and noticed the pumice type material which was not locally sourced, so they obviously stuck to a strict mix and transported what they needed from wherever. It was incredible to think that some labourers mixed that stuff 2000 years ago. The wall was originally 20ft high to parapet and 6ft thick x approx 60 miles across country so that is a lot of mortar, plus milecastles and turrets. I think Lime is a much overlooked material in the modern construction era, at least in the uk. Good work Cpl Kelly, squared-away as always!

  • @outlaweduk

    @outlaweduk

    Жыл бұрын

    you wasnt looking far enough, pumice stones are found on the beaches on the cumbrian coast, cumbria uk has a lot of roman history ,hardknott fort, ravenglass,

  • @bestelectronicmusicfromnew5189
    @bestelectronicmusicfromnew51896 жыл бұрын

    I walked over a bridge that is 2010 years old recently, called pont saint julien in Luberon region of France, and it can still carry cars. I thought it was middle ages and it turns out it was roman. The hydraulic mix of the romans has been rediscovered recently, it gets stronger in sea water, i.e. the water grows onto the concrete rather than dissolving it. ...when seawater percolates through a cement matrix, it reacts with volcanic ash and crystals to form Al-tobermorite and a porous mineral called phillipsite, they write today in American Mineralogist. So will you be seeing stronger piers and breakwaters anytime soon? Because both minerals take centuries to strengthen concrete, modern scientists are still working on recreating a modern version of Roman cement.

  • @williammccall7411

    @williammccall7411

    6 жыл бұрын

    Best Electronic Music From New Geniuses science!

  • @forzastella1
    @forzastella1 Жыл бұрын

    Great video, thank you. Many ancient Roman structures still stand strong today from 2 thousand years ago, they knew what they were doing and were highly skilled

  • @robertgranger3123
    @robertgranger3123 Жыл бұрын

    Wow! Excellently done, and produced. Thanks for taking the time to do it right. Oorah

  • @bravevoice2771
    @bravevoice27716 жыл бұрын

    I'd love to see you do this again. Romans actually used two different types of cement mixes. For maritime cement they used Pozzolan ash and mixed it with seawater. Harbors built this way have lasted thousands of years. Portland cement in maritime applications often fail after decades. My suspicion is that by using saltwater in the binding, the resulting cement was inherently resistant to salt water corrosion. On dry land they used, a different ash called harena fossicia. They used regular water. From my own research I would say you are correct about the longer set time for Roman maritime (hydraulic) cement. It took at least 8 days or more to set according to their historians. . The best part was the Roman cement got stringer as it aged. Portland cement gets a bit stronger too, but I think Roman cement was superior in this context. If you make a batch with salt water I'd be very interested to see the results. Seeing Roman cement harbors that have stood in salt water for 2 millennnia is pretty impressive.

  • @titytitmk2738

    @titytitmk2738

    6 жыл бұрын

    I think its Tyre, the ancient city, which has Roman docks in which no erosion can be seen on the concrete piers that are now underwater. I also think both types of Roman concrete gets stronger as it ages, whether its in saltwater or not.

  • @phonedave

    @phonedave

    6 жыл бұрын

    Adding the pozzolan ash (volcanic ash, or crushed potsherds) makes hydraulic cement. Lime alone, or with a non-pozzolonic fine aggregate makes non-hydraulic cement. Non-hydraulic "dries" while hydraulic "cures", actually hydrating the pozzolonic minerals.

  • @beatsteiner3123

    @beatsteiner3123

    6 жыл бұрын

    Probably, they used sea water to mix the cement in order to avoid osmose problems

  • @troymcdonald9795

    @troymcdonald9795

    6 жыл бұрын

    The whole secret is to use salt water ! The salt water bonds and seals it all through calcification but it takes a long time for it to cure. It gets stronger as it ages until it cures into one solid piece!

  • @noodnutt

    @noodnutt

    6 жыл бұрын

    I recall many years ago watching a doco stating they also used blood in their mixes. Blood being a coagulant it would have enabled it to bind together better.

  • @SkyKing101010
    @SkyKing1010106 жыл бұрын

    Ok, I really liked that one. Step-by-step instructions explained on the go and demonstrated. Excellent. This is what I like about your videos. Thank you very much.

  • @recall5811

    @recall5811

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thank You, Please share this channel

  • @will_dikfit2975
    @will_dikfit29752 жыл бұрын

    I just got glued to this video, awesome ,thank you for upload❤

  • @efs83dws
    @efs83dws3 жыл бұрын

    Very well done. You took a complicated subject and broke it down into its elemental parts so that it was easy to understand. Thank you.

  • @mightymicrofarm7004
    @mightymicrofarm70043 жыл бұрын

    Cool. Now I want to watch you handle lime all day every day for a month with no gloves. The info is fabulous. Wear gloves folks.

  • @cilliersvh9468
    @cilliersvh94685 жыл бұрын

    History major here, love the video! It's one thing to learn about a people academically and another to see some of their practices replicated today. Awesome stuff.

  • @amiekennedy7670
    @amiekennedy76703 жыл бұрын

    I just found your channel a few days ago. I love it!!! Awesome info with basic skills that anyone can do if SHTF

  • @Empire6u
    @Empire6u Жыл бұрын

    Really an excellent video. Instructive, well explained and the sea shells... brilliant.

  • @scmacsart
    @scmacsart6 жыл бұрын

    You should send a brick of that to the hydraulic press vid guy.

  • @aaronfaucett6442

    @aaronfaucett6442

    6 жыл бұрын

    Yes! Great idea I second that motion. All in favor say Aye

  • @trespire

    @trespire

    6 жыл бұрын

    Do you mean that bloke from Finland ? He is hilarious.

  • @daphneraven9439

    @daphneraven9439

    4 жыл бұрын

    Or, you could ask that guy to make a block of this to test, and perhaps compare it to an authentic piece of Roman concrete and also a modern piece, too?

  • @rs5570
    @rs55704 жыл бұрын

    In "Walden", Thoreau provides a fascinating and quite useful authentic Roman recipe (including the original Latin, translated) for simple bread that is delicious, in case anyone might be interested.

  • @daphneraven6745

    @daphneraven6745

    2 жыл бұрын

    R S: that is fascinating indeed. Unexpected In a comment to do with Roman concrete however. It’ll be a shame of this got overlooked. Perhaps you could include the recipe someplace where he actually makes bread, Some more people could enjoy the idea and the recipe.

  • @PuppyPulverizer

    @PuppyPulverizer

    2 жыл бұрын

    Can you share that?

  • @LaineyBug2020
    @LaineyBug20202 жыл бұрын

    I love that you just straight up poked your finger in the fire...

  • @bonniemechefske3838
    @bonniemechefske38383 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Who knew! That is amazing and I have a whole new appreciation for just going and buying a bag of cement! Thank you!

  • @BackToConstitution
    @BackToConstitution6 жыл бұрын

    Every kid should repeat this lesson, to know how the Romans did it! It gives the kid an education that they won't get in any school

  • @theConquerersMama

    @theConquerersMama

    5 жыл бұрын

    Unless they go to a decent school. We did this in school. My son is doing this in his school.

  • @undeadpresident

    @undeadpresident

    5 жыл бұрын

    all in all your just another brick in the wall

  • @DeplorableBitterClinger

    @DeplorableBitterClinger

    5 жыл бұрын

    I think the typical response would be "what's a Roman?"

  • @karl6149

    @karl6149

    5 жыл бұрын

    BackToConstitution | Yeah but why would you need to know this lesson?

  • @timkaufhold6163

    @timkaufhold6163

    5 жыл бұрын

    BackToConstitution z

  • @rippspeck
    @rippspeck6 жыл бұрын

    We decide if this is success or failure? Are you kidding?! No need to be so humble, this was incredible!

  • @recall5811

    @recall5811

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thanks man. Please share my channel with others so that it can continue to grow, and thanks for watching

  • @phenixphire7
    @phenixphire72 жыл бұрын

    Great episode Corporal 👏🏻 I can see this being a great alternative in a situation where modern concrete is unavailable.

  • @mljezierski
    @mljezierskiАй бұрын

    Thanks for showing this. I really enjoy learning about stuff like this.

  • @aidandaly3773
    @aidandaly37736 жыл бұрын

    This was brilliant, loved that you gave us loads of time to see each of the stages in detail. Really nice job man

  • @NewHampshireJack
    @NewHampshireJack6 жыл бұрын

    This is the kind of video that can, litterally, float my boat. Living in the Philippines, I am surrounded by materials, that in an emergency, could patch a farro cement boat if nothing "modern" were available. Every place I travel, you see the remains of volcanic activity. For example, the Island of Corregidor 26 miles out of Manila Bay is in fact, a collapsed volcano. We should all appreciate the ease of grabbing a bag of cement at the local home center, and I do. This video takes survival skills to the ultimate level and on a worldwide basis. Great work man, please keep on doing what you do.

  • @recall5811

    @recall5811

    6 жыл бұрын

    will do and thanks, if you do this on a large scale send me some pics.

  • @starvestal5539
    @starvestal55392 жыл бұрын

    That was amazing. Thank you and keep coming with the video’s I love watching them.

  • @theanthropiceyedolatry
    @theanthropiceyedolatry7 ай бұрын

    My love of history and practical applications of historical methods have led me to THE BEST survival channels, this being one of them. Well done sir, excellent content! Subscribed, looking at your compass navigation video next. Thanks!

  • @maryhoelscher1671
    @maryhoelscher16715 жыл бұрын

    Thank you I was wondering how Romans made waterproof cistern and baths Very informative thank you so much

  • @corindoyle

    @corindoyle

    3 жыл бұрын

    The used plaster made from marble dust mixed with fine grade lime putty and sands and then finished it with a variety of oils. Like Venetian plaster. The next best option was cocciopesto, same thing with crushed brick for poorer people. Or tiles. Roman concrete was mostly used for civils applications like sewers and docks. Same as today. It's too strong to work sympathetically with the rest of a houses structure aboveground. Its thermal expansion rate is to different to everything else.

  • @eatingchildren7756
    @eatingchildren77566 жыл бұрын

    I love how active you are in the community

  • @dave31764
    @dave317643 жыл бұрын

    Well done instructional video. Clear, easy to understand wording, easy to see and understand each step. A+ grade.

  • @robertspencer5219
    @robertspencer5219 Жыл бұрын

    Still love this video and watch it over and over again. Looking forward to using this in a project.

  • @mm-nt8el
    @mm-nt8el3 жыл бұрын

    That was pretty fascinating that you can use shells for this. I learned something! Thanks for the vid!

  • @scott5747
    @scott57475 жыл бұрын

    Nice instructional piece. Thanks for using steady camera work and clean audio. Many KZreadrs could learn from this!

  • @ivangovorko2127
    @ivangovorko2127 Жыл бұрын

    One of my new favorite KZread person now I like people that are like this because I'm just like this also and I think the people that don't think it's better to not need it and have it then to need it and not have it are very ignorant it's always useful to have gained knowledge even something as this concrete personally I'm going to end up using this method on certain projects of my own so right just there watching this video has essentially saved me hundreds of dollars for something that is somewhat essentially free it does take that person's time to show you on how it's done and then plus your time learning and practicing in time isn't free the older you get and the more you'll understand that and thank you for creating this video and taking the time to edit and share this knowledge with us very much appreciated more than you know

  • @johnnyappleseed2058
    @johnnyappleseed205810 ай бұрын

    Great video! It's amazing how the ancient crafts shaped our world! Hope you do a part two! CUDOS!

  • @gentleman-shutterbug
    @gentleman-shutterbug4 жыл бұрын

    I love this. Thanks for reminding us of the ancient skills.

  • @robertevras6577
    @robertevras65776 жыл бұрын

    Now just do that 25,000 more times and you can build a very small shelter...;)

  • @ControllerOverheat

    @ControllerOverheat

    6 жыл бұрын

    In history class we talked about how roman slaves were treated like shit and they always rebelled and were killed

  • @craigslaunwhite579

    @craigslaunwhite579

    6 жыл бұрын

    seems most of the current population falls in that category

  • @isaacschwartz1257

    @isaacschwartz1257

    6 жыл бұрын

    krisham SPARTICUS!!!!

  • @norchaaa

    @norchaaa

    6 жыл бұрын

    OR... make a container of concrete mass. make at least 20 molds! And here you go. 20 concrete blocks at once... 500- 1000 times repeat. and you can have shelter

  • @fireaterfromhell

    @fireaterfromhell

    6 жыл бұрын

    Everyone knows Rome wasn't built in a day.

  • @Timoteo3858
    @Timoteo38583 жыл бұрын

    Fabulous look back into antiquity. Military service, no matter what era served nor the age of enlistment, brings invaluable life skills to bear against modern challenges. Every man serves his family well when he learns from seasoned veterans such as Cpl. KELLEY. SEASONED veterans polish their learned and earned skills when they take younger troops under their tutelage and develop the young troop. Each man stepping forward in his own tour, Life goes forward from man to man through generations forward from the beginning of time. Thank you for your service and kindness Cpl. Kelley.

  • @johnsonoutdoors8117
    @johnsonoutdoors81172 жыл бұрын

    Finally a use for all the limestone in a pile from my garden

  • @erictortosa4002
    @erictortosa40024 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the history lesson and the clear concise explanation on “how to”!

  • @rollinstormz
    @rollinstormz6 жыл бұрын

    I remember watching this video a while back. Good to see primitive technology pushing great content

  • @DarthTwilight
    @DarthTwilight3 жыл бұрын

    This is useful as all get out. Thank you, my man.

  • @lpark8
    @lpark82 жыл бұрын

    Great video 🙏👍 Been reading about the whole cycle of limestone - quicklime - slaked lime - cement. It is so fascinating and fundamental to human development. This video makes it real

  • @NathanHassall
    @NathanHassall3 жыл бұрын

    Its amazing to find your video again. I actually found myself stranded when my boat broke down fishing and I had to wait on an island for 2 weeks before a shipping vessel noticed my s.o.s on the beach. I knew I going to need shelter (I was lucky I had a supply of fish) Long story short, I remembered the tricks I learned from this video. I was able to spend 5 days making 2 bricks to hold my tarp in place so i could protect myself from the rain. With those 2 bricks in place my tarp wasn't going anywhere..it never even rained so the tarp was useless but I felt prepared..I didnt even eat any of the fish on my boat because I had a box of granola bars.

  • @georgeshaw2565

    @georgeshaw2565

    2 жыл бұрын

    lol

  • @panchopistola8298

    @panchopistola8298

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lies

  • @leasher1909
    @leasher19094 жыл бұрын

    "Special tapping tool" *pulls out big stick*

  • @rs5570

    @rs5570

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes but a very effective tool! ( But I see the humor 😊)

  • @ReflectTheEmotions

    @ReflectTheEmotions

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @dr.rajasaurusandunclebonec6526

    @dr.rajasaurusandunclebonec6526

    4 жыл бұрын

    I have a special tapping tool... Hold on, make that a fapping tool!

  • @ObjectiveZoomer

    @ObjectiveZoomer

    3 жыл бұрын

    *tamping

  • @bkzlab
    @bkzlab2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing. I love learning stuff like this. So straight to the point and clear. Please share more

  • @dlou3264
    @dlou32642 жыл бұрын

    This was really wonderful. Eye opening!

  • @socket_error1000
    @socket_error10004 жыл бұрын

    As a former concrete finisher and heavy construction carpenter, the effort needed to make even such a small amount of concrete makes the Roman's achievements even more impressive. I can imagine the massive quarrying efforts and giant kilns processing the limestone and the sheer amount of time it took just to mix and set all of it by hand. All those massive viaducts and other structures still standing 2,000 years later while we are having to rebuild bridges after 80 years. (To be fair it is the erosion of the steel reinforcement that causes the most damage to our concrete and we wouldn't be able to do what we do without it.)

  • @BHPaintingRefinishing

    @BHPaintingRefinishing

    4 жыл бұрын

    They probably had a place to buy some of that, kind of a primitive EBAY maybe?

  • @newphone3400

    @newphone3400

    4 жыл бұрын

    Slaves man...

  • @black_horse_lover2655

    @black_horse_lover2655

    3 жыл бұрын

    Slaves ;)

  • @corindoyle

    @corindoyle

    3 жыл бұрын

    And the effectiveness of todays concrete is phenomenal. People dismiss mile high buildings far too easily. And to be fair all the stuff that was badly built has probaly fallen down.

  • @charlesslocumjr1693
    @charlesslocumjr16934 жыл бұрын

    Excellent tutorial ! My journey across the country I mentioned before ended up in Taos NM where I lived for a while working building adobe houses. We made the bricks in a pit ,with adobe mud and chopped straw , diverting a stream for water , got into the pit and stomped the mixture together with our feet, dipped it out with a bucket and poured it into a ladderlike form , left it there for a few minutes and lifted the form and let it bake in the sun . Like Roman Concrete these structures have lasted centuries.

  • @dilettante4726

    @dilettante4726

    2 жыл бұрын

    I live in New Mexico currently. Something that surprised me when I would travel to other states is how few people know of adobe!

  • @kiloton1920

    @kiloton1920

    2 жыл бұрын

    I have seen a few existing adobe walls in Sonoma county

  • @daphneraven6745

    @daphneraven6745

    2 жыл бұрын

    Charles Slocum Jr: now that is fascinating. Sounds very simple. I would love to see that video! For those of us who live nowhere near New Mexico, what’s the difference between Adobe mud and any other mud? I’m not being sarcastic; my inquiry is in good faith.

  • @durgan5668

    @durgan5668

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yep, we made Adobe in Utah, friend of ours made his out of the bricks. A lot of work, but virtually free of cost other than sweat.

  • @jmfs3497
    @jmfs349711 ай бұрын

    Interesting! I live in a 100-year-old house, and while it has probably seen better days in it's life time, the thing is built like a tank. My front stoop crumbled at some point in the previous years due to bad gutters pouring water onto them season after season and freezing and expanding. I was cleaning it up and saw the sea shells mixed into the remaining concrete. I didn't know it was a common practice with such history. Cool.

  • @274pacific
    @274pacific2 жыл бұрын

    It's amazing they even figured out how to do this.

  • @adelemartinez8235
    @adelemartinez82354 жыл бұрын

    I thank you for the tutorial. People can laugh all they want and make snide remarks, but this information is absolutely priceless. People, think about it. This man just showed you how to make CONCRETE for God sake! I am so gonna do this today. I am also making Adobe bricks. I live in the Mohave desert, AZ. Bliss... Thanks again for the info, kind sir. I need to find my tribe.

  • @frozenrogue8970

    @frozenrogue8970

    Жыл бұрын

    Did you make any? Does it work better than Adobe bricks if comes to keeping the house warm or cooler?

  • @thighdude7
    @thighdude76 жыл бұрын

    More great content. Please keep posting this stuff. I really appreciate what you are doing to educate and train the KZread community.

  • @recall5811

    @recall5811

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Do me a favor and share my channel with others so that it can continue to grow

  • @thighdude7

    @thighdude7

    6 жыл бұрын

    I will.

  • @colewebb4643

    @colewebb4643

    6 жыл бұрын

    Corporals Corner now I my self never got to in the service started to lose my hearing at 17 so I couldn't join up lost my hearing from a job I had i work there for eight year's in factory from 11-19 year's old let's see missile guides rods bomb racks all kinds millatery stuff for mareens army navy etc. I did machining deburing etc. that how lost my hearing so I couldn't join the service wanted to but if nothing else you guy's took In to battle a lot of what I made well just wanted tell you a big thanks to you and all the rest of the guy's for doing you'r duty and that is the most unselfish thing you or any one can do thank you 👍👍👍👏👏👏 also wanted to tell how much i like you'r vlog i learn some neat and useful thing for you more vlogs on you tube oh and thank you that you caption them I'm deaf and if it wasn't for you how would I learn C😎😎L

  • @jonahgaff

    @jonahgaff

    6 жыл бұрын

    Corporals Corner so you're taking an interested in primitive Technologies can you look in cob it's a building material that is a mix between sand clay and straw the straw acts as a binder the sand acts as a sub binder that is able to attach to the straw more effectively than the clay will and the clay obviously access the binder between everything this primitive Building Material has a high thermal Mass in short it retains more heat in the winter and it expels more Heat and the summer given that there's methods for the cold and hot air to escape when you're done with this little two-part series which I love by the way do you think you can investigate cop I bet if you mix some of these Roman ingredients in with the Cobb you might create something that's even better than both might even make a good primitive tool head

  • @JVHorvath1

    @JVHorvath1

    6 жыл бұрын

    I can't... i just... no. firstly if you're going to thank any particular branch I'm gonna have to say show some respect and spell shit right. Military. Marines. I don't mean to be disrespectful, but I served in the US ARMY. and to me, saying Mareens is totally a "Hey! I did this, so in a way without what I did, yall wouldnt of been shit. By the way thanks for your service, but i dont have enough respect for you to right click on a word and use spell check so that everything comes out in the right spelling." Sorry but your comment rubs me the wrong way. You sure it was your hearing and not your asvab score?

  • @joering4461
    @joering44613 жыл бұрын

    After a visit to an old castle in Madagascar i was told the stone was secured with a mix of sea shells and eggs..

  • @WWZenaDo

    @WWZenaDo

    2 жыл бұрын

    I wonder if eggs would be an acceptable substitute for the Romans' use of pig's blood?

  • @jamesrountree9959
    @jamesrountree9959 Жыл бұрын

    This was outstanding AF. I watch your channel weekly and like what you post. I would hope to see more things like what is in this video. Thanks again.

  • @aaronfaucett6442
    @aaronfaucett64426 жыл бұрын

    I really like your attention to detail and meticulous manner. Great video

  • @yourfriendlyneighborhoodsm4708
    @yourfriendlyneighborhoodsm47086 жыл бұрын

    Saw you’re comment on Primitive Technology. Good thing he pinned it so I was able to find your great content

  • @tranglomango

    @tranglomango

    5 жыл бұрын

    Your comment not you're

  • @kodyjbosch1
    @kodyjbosch17 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much. that was Amazing! i'd love to see a part 2 with the concrete setting underwater. Great work!

  • @cristymenapace677
    @cristymenapace6776 ай бұрын

    Cool! I’ve made it a few times now and never new they used different mixes! Great info! Thank you!🙌🔥❤️

  • @nelsonbrooks
    @nelsonbrooks6 жыл бұрын

    Fascinating, have always wondered about this "mystery" of concrete, well done Corporal. All Italians should be proud that the Pantheon, remains standing after 2000 years.

  • @filipposaracchini1976

    @filipposaracchini1976

    6 жыл бұрын

    We are proud of that, and we are proud of our ancestors

  • @Moribax85

    @Moribax85

    6 жыл бұрын

    +SHAZBAT414 the Pantheon in rome, not the Parhenon in Athens :) both temples, but made in a very different way with different materials

  • @banmadabon

    @banmadabon

    6 жыл бұрын

    PANTHEON in Rome, Italy (Parthenon in Athen, Greece)

  • @mrwes100
    @mrwes1003 жыл бұрын

    I've revisited this video and realized how good it is. I'm come across the channel Primitive Life and he routinely makes cement and mortar from his surroundings.

  • @vereabsolutum9131
    @vereabsolutum91312 жыл бұрын

    AWESOME CPL! I am a retired SEABEE, 2 tour Vietnam vet '66-'67, '67-'68. Did a lot of concrete work during my 24 years in. Have heard of Roman concrete BUT this has been the most concise explanation. THNX PAUL, BUCS USN SEABEE RETIRED

  • @shineyrocks390
    @shineyrocks3902 жыл бұрын

    I live on top of a limestone Mountain. I just found a way to concrete my barn floor. Thank Corporal!

  • @johnlord8337
    @johnlord83376 жыл бұрын

    In ancient biblical history, Herod the Great used water-setting concrete inside barges, creating the new offshore port wharfage of Caesarea Philippi. Move the barges into the ocean, sink them, and the self-contained concrete becoming wetted with salt water, set into the strongest of slabs that the ruins can still be seen underwater, over 2000+ years old. This same technology is much like the Oregon side of the Columbia River bar (Southern Jetty), assembled using huge concrete slabs, that are nearly 90 years old, ... and have no cracking, let alone other settling or shifting., even with the ocean-river bar water and storm surges pounding against it. The highest (strongest) concrete is found with granite sand added to the mix, creating the strongest (crystalline) concrete (used on heavy industrial trucking docks, or heavy work concrete floors). Granite is composed of (black) mica, (clear) feldspar, and (pink) quartz. Calcium carbonate is coral (and/or shells) scrunched into limestone, (eventually scrunched into marble). Crushed abd kilned limestone is quick lime sand. Chalk is linestone. Volcanic ash (pumice, obsidian, ash dust, ...) is usually all high silicate content as in quartz - with a (geological term) mafic - high silica content (with iron or magnesium), or felsic (feldspar) lighter colored silicates (no heavy iron or magnesium) ... all sub-ingredients of granite.

  • @Eu2619
    @Eu26194 жыл бұрын

    *_Minecraft: You need a crafting table._* *_This guy: Naaah, I have my crafting bucket_*

  • @addisonfidler959
    @addisonfidler9592 жыл бұрын

    Badass vid as always Uncle Corporal 💪🏻!

  • @wadegibson8073
    @wadegibson80732 жыл бұрын

    And I’ve watched this video at least 10 times, best one ever

  • @8460437
    @84604375 жыл бұрын

    When in Rome I visited the Pantheon. It’s dome was made of concrete just like shown here. Looking up at the structure from inside one would think it was completed the previous week. It was that perfect.

  • @pmcKANE
    @pmcKANE6 жыл бұрын

    Came from the pinned comment in Primitive Technology, staying for the quality content. I've got a back catalog to get through, gonna be fun.

  • @katough
    @katough2 жыл бұрын

    you're right. it is good to know the recipe for making your own concrete. thanks

  • @acefrehley6410
    @acefrehley64102 жыл бұрын

    I love this channel.. always teaching the coolest stuff! 👍🇨🇦

  • @davidskeeterskeeter1835
    @davidskeeterskeeter18356 жыл бұрын

    What an extremely interesting post,,can I just point out as a plasterer working with hydrated and hydraulic lime,,What ever you do,,Keep Lime Off Of Your Skin,!! It will "eat right through skin within a day" unless you wear gloves etc,,many many thanks,,I enjoyed every minute of it.

  • @xirensixseo
    @xirensixseo5 жыл бұрын

    that concrete mould filling was ASMR

  • @rs5570

    @rs5570

    4 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @williampockoski5029
    @williampockoski5029 Жыл бұрын

    Great video with very good explanations. Thank you very much for the access.

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