Small white fragments in Roman concrete looked like a defect, but helped scientists explain its durability: the role of lime in the ability to repair cracks

Original: Pequenos fragmentos brancos no concreto romano pareciam um defeito, mas ajudaram cientistas a explicar sua durabilidade: o papel da cal na capacidade de reparar fissuras

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