03.16.2012 - By Texas Department of Transportation
We've all made reference at one time or another to concrete and its inherent strength. Sayings like "hard as concrete" or "set in concrete" are our way of saying something is rock solid and always will be. It's possible that even the ancient Romans had such sayings. In his book, "Concrete Planet: The Strange and Fascinating Story of the World's Most Common Man-made Material," author Robert Courland looks back not only at the history of concrete, but forward to how concrete is still changing the way we shape the world we live in.