For conservation interventions of historic masonry generally lime-based mortars such as
pure air lime mortars, lime-pozzolan mortars, natural hydraulic lime mortars and ternary …

Ancient Roman concretes have survived millennia, but mechanistic insights into their
durability remain an enigma. Here, we use a multiscale correlative elemental and chemical …

Pozzolanic reaction of volcanic ash with hydrated lime is thought to dominate the cementing
fabric and durability of 2000-year-old Roman harbor concrete. Pliny the Elder, however, in …

Mortar is of fundamental importance for the building technology. It is used to bind together
masonry units and ease the building process. Several building techniques evolved to take …

For over a thousand years, many ancient cements have remained durable despite long-term
exposure to atmospheric or humid agents. This review paper summarizes technologies of …

Lime plaster and mortar are pyrotechnological materials that have been employed in
constructions since prehistoric times. They may nucleate as calcite and/or aragonite under …

Preface vi peer-reviewers. For all its emphasis on things–redressing a long-lost balance–
this volume emphatically does not deny the essential contribution of human agency. Our …

Conferences worldwide focus on a range of disciplines relating to the construction of the
built environment. They tend to emphasize either the art or the science of building, the …

Throughout the ancient Roman empire, crushed ceramics were commonly used as additives
for surface mortars that were in continuous or frequent contact with freshwater. Inspired by …

The low environmental impact of earth–or soil–materials makes them interesting alternatives
to lower CO 2 emissions from the construction sector. Nevertheless, since they are often …