Talk:Opus incertum

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Can someone please explain the Roman building technique? Modern concrete is poured into a formwork. If you remove the wooden form to press stones into still wet concrete, as Opus incertum is said to be built, the cement slurry will run out. Did the Romans use formwork to build cement walls?