Gargiani, Roberto

Concrete, from archeology to invention, 1700-1769: The Renaissance of Pozzolana and Roman construction techniques / Gargiani Roberto; translated from the Italian by Stephen Piccolo. - Abingdon: EPFL Press, 2013. - 399 p.; ill - Treatise on concrete .

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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624.1834 / GAR-C