Interesting Engineering Why Modern Concrete Fails and Rome’s Didn’t Posted: March 17, 2025 | Last updated: March 26, 2025 Concrete is everywhere, but did we actually forget how to make it last ...

Concrete that doesn’t, or ‘slumps’, fails the test. The slump test at Chembur revealed that the concrete transported from a ready-mix plant at Turbhe had a higher slump than it should have.