[HTML][HTML] Seawater-mixed concretes containing natural and sea sand aggregates–A review

S Rathnarajan, P Sikora - Results in Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
In light of global warming and the rising urban population across the world, freshwater is
becoming a scarce commodity. Freshwater consumption in the production of concrete …

Hot mixing: Mechanistic insights into the durability of ancient Roman concrete

LM Seymour, J Maragh, P Sabatini, M Di Tommaso… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Ancient Roman concretes have survived millennia, but mechanistic insights into their
durability remain an enigma. Here, we use a multiscale correlative elemental and chemical …

Usage of supplementary cementitious materials: Advantages and limitations: Part I. C–S–H, C–A–S–H and other products formed in different binding mixtures

B Pacewska, I Wilińska - Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2020 - Springer
It is well known that cement production is not neutral for natural environment among others
due to high CO 2 emission. Different strategies of mitigation of negative environmental …

Phillipsite and Al-tobermorite mineral cements produced through low-temperature water-rock reactions in Roman marine concrete

MD Jackson, SR Mulcahy, H Chen, Y Li, Q Li… - American …, 2017 - degruyter.com
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 …

Unlocking the secrets of Al-tobermorite in Roman seawater concrete

MD Jackson, SR Chae, SR Mulcahy… - American …, 2013 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Abstract Ancient Roman syntheses of Al-tobermorite in a 2000-year-old concrete block
submerged in the Bay of Pozzuoli (Baianus Sinus), near Naples, have unique aluminum-rich …

Chemical, Mineralogical and Mechanical Characterization of Ancient Roman Concrete and Mortar: A Review

K Cuevas, D Wendland, F Winnefeld… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Roman concrete is one of the most fascinating materials ever invented by humankind.
Understanding the historical context and details of the production of ancient Roman …

Material and elastic properties of Al‐tobermorite in ancient Roman seawater concrete

MD Jackson, J Moon, E Gotti, R Taylor… - Journal of the …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The material characteristics and elastic properties of aluminum‐substituted 11 Å tobermorite
in the relict lime clasts of 2000‐year‐old Roman seawater harbor concrete are described …

Hybrid binders: A journey from the past to a sustainable future (opus caementicium futurum)

A Palomo, P Monteiro, P Martauz, V Bílek… - Cement and Concrete …, 2019 - Elsevier
This article describes and interprets data drawn from a thorough characterisation of a series
of cementitious materials. The materials addressed can be divided into three major groups …

Investigations on alternate lime-pozzolana based mortars for repair of heritage structures

DN Kumar, PR Kumar - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Lime was one of the predominantly used construction materials during ancient times world
over. However, its prominence was repressed with the invention of cement. Though cement …

Early exploitation of Neapolitan pozzolan (pulvis puteolana) in the Roman theatre of Aquileia, Northern Italy

S Dilaria, M Secco, AR Ghiotto, G Furlan… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The paper reports the results of the analyses on mortar-based materials from the Roman
theatre of Aquileia (Friuli Venezia Giulia, Northern Italy), recently dated between the mid-1st …