And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
The Pantheon - Rome. Poured in place monolithic concrete dome. Lasting a little bit longer than Chinese “tofu-crete”. Probably because roman concrete had self-healing properties due to material(s) and method(s) of installation.
Go to Google. Type, "poured in place". It says, "Poured-in-place monolithic concrete construction involves casting all concrete components (like foundations and walls) at once, creating a single, seamless structure. This method is efficient and can be done with fewer people, as it doesn't require trenching for footings."
About time they fix that hole in the roof
ReplyDeleteThe Pantheon - Rome. Poured in place monolithic concrete dome. Lasting a little bit longer than Chinese “tofu-crete”. Probably because roman concrete had self-healing properties due to material(s) and method(s) of installation.
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DeleteGo to Google. Type, "poured in place". It says, "Poured-in-place monolithic concrete construction involves casting all concrete components (like foundations and walls) at once, creating a single, seamless structure. This method is efficient and can be done with fewer people, as it doesn't require trenching for footings."
DeleteAnd they are still living in mud shacks in Africa…
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