Most modern structures are built to last 50 years or so, but ingenious ancient engineering has kept this watery city afloat ...

Venice continues to stun researchers by standing on several wooden piles from trees like larch, oak, alder, pine, spruce, and ...

"Concrete or steel piles are designed [with a guarantee to ... Oak provided the most resilient wood, but it was also the most precious. (Later on, oak would only be used to build ships – it ...

There are several advantages to utilizing concrete over wood. Most notable, of course, is its durability which greatly outperforms wood-framed homes. Additionally, unlike wood, concrete is not ...