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Concrete, from archeology to invention, 1700-1769: The Renaissance of Pozzolana and Roman construction techniques / Gargiani Roberto; translated from the Italian by Stephen Piccolo.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Treatise on concretePublication details: EPFL Press, 2013. Abingdon:Description: 399 p.; illISBN:
  • 9780415833462
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 624.1834 GAR-C
Contents:
Chapter1. Fantastic archaeology and artificial stones -- Chapter2. Pozzolana, trass and lime for hydraulic construction --Chapter3. Major hydraulic works of the 1730s and 1740s --Chapter4. Apologia of Roman construction, from Soufflot to Piranesi to Winckelmann -- Chapter5. Caissons and hydraulic mortars in the 1750s --Chapter6. Pozzolanas and new cement compounds, from Cronstedt to Loriot -- Chapter7. Cement works in ports.
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Text/Reserve Book Text/Reserve Book Library, SPAB H-1 Non Fiction 624.1834 GAR-C (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 009601
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Chapter1. Fantastic archaeology and artificial stones -- Chapter2. Pozzolana, trass and lime for hydraulic construction --Chapter3. Major hydraulic works of the 1730s and 1740s --Chapter4. Apologia of Roman construction, from Soufflot to Piranesi to Winckelmann --
Chapter5. Caissons and hydraulic mortars in the 1750s --Chapter6. Pozzolanas and new cement compounds, from Cronstedt to Loriot --
Chapter7. Cement works in ports.

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