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Building for eternity

"This book explains how the Romans built so successfully in the sea with maritime concrete. The story is a mix of archaeological, geological, historical and chemical research, with relevance to both ancient and modern technology. It also bridges the gap between science and the humanities by int...

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Main Authors: Brandon, Christopher J. (Author, VerfasserIn)
Hohlfelder, Robert L. (VerfasserIn)
Jackson, M. D. (VerfasserIn)
Oleson, John Peter (Editor, VerfasserIn, HerausgeberIn)
Format: Online Resource Knjiga
Jezik:English
Izdano: Oxford ; Philadelphia : Oxbow Books , 2014
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Online dostop:http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/jstor-ebooks-altertum/www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvh1dvk5
Sorodne knjige/članki:Erscheint auch als: Building for eternity
E-Book Packages:JSTOR E-Books in Classical Studies
Kazalo:
  • 1. The Technology of Roman Maritime Concrete (J.P. Oleson and M.D. Jackson)
  • 2. Ancient Literary Sources Concerned with Roman Concrete Technology (J.P. Oleson)
  • 3. History and Procedures of the ROMACONS Project (C.J. Brandon and R.L. Hohlfelder)
  • 4. Narrative of the ROMACONS Fieldwork (R.L. Hohlfelder)
  • 5. The Brindisi Pila Reproduction (J.P. Oleson)
  • 6. Maritime Concrete in the Mediterranean World (C.J. Brandon)
  • 7. Sea-water Concretes and their Material Characteristics (M.D. Jackson and collaborators)
  • 8. Roman Formwork Used for Underwater Concrete Construction (C.J. Brandon)
  • 9. Roman Maritime Concrete Technology in its Mediterranean Context (R.L. Hohlfelder and J.P. Oleson)
  • Appendix 1: Glossary of technical terms. (J.P. Oleson and M.D. Jackson)
  • Appendix 2: Analyses of Maritime Concrete Collected for Preliminary Study Prior to the ROMACONS Project (C.J. Brandon and M.D. Jackson)
  • Appendix 3: Catalogue and Descriptions of Concretes Drilled from Marine Structures by ROMACONS (J.P. Oleson, M.D. Jackson and G. Vola)
  • Appendix 4: Compositional Analyses of Components of the Concretes (M.D. Jackson and G. Vola).