TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterization of concrete from Roman buildings for public spectacles in Emerita Augusta (Mérida, Spain)
AU - Mota-López, María Isabel
AU - Fort, Rafael
AU - Álvarez de Buergo, Mónica
AU - Pizzo, Antonio
AU - Maderuelo-Sanz, Rubén
AU - Meneses-Rodríguez, Juan Miguel
AU - Ergenç, Duygu
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
PY - 2018/8/1
Y1 - 2018/8/1
N2 - The aim of this work is to characterize the original concrete from Roman buildings for public spectacles, theatre and amphitheatre, from Emerita Augusta, Mérida, Spain. An advanced knowledge of the Roman concrete composition is required for a reliable restoration and preservation of these ancient monuments. The concrete was studied through mineralogical (optical polarized microscopy and X-ray diffraction) and petrophysical (bulk and real density, open porosity to water and Hg, mechanical strength and ultrasonic velocity) analyses. With this work, it is possible to fill the gap that exists in this field and the characterization of the materials used in the Roman concrete from these two buildings, never previously studied, despite the significance of this archaeological ensemble, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993. The results allowed us to determine the composition of the Roman concrete and to infer the provenance of the aggregates used in these monuments.
AB - The aim of this work is to characterize the original concrete from Roman buildings for public spectacles, theatre and amphitheatre, from Emerita Augusta, Mérida, Spain. An advanced knowledge of the Roman concrete composition is required for a reliable restoration and preservation of these ancient monuments. The concrete was studied through mineralogical (optical polarized microscopy and X-ray diffraction) and petrophysical (bulk and real density, open porosity to water and Hg, mechanical strength and ultrasonic velocity) analyses. With this work, it is possible to fill the gap that exists in this field and the characterization of the materials used in the Roman concrete from these two buildings, never previously studied, despite the significance of this archaeological ensemble, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1993. The results allowed us to determine the composition of the Roman concrete and to infer the provenance of the aggregates used in these monuments.
KW - Heritage
KW - Mineralogical analysis
KW - Petrophysical analysis
KW - Provenance
KW - Roman concrete
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U2 - 10.1007/s12520-016-0434-9
DO - 10.1007/s12520-016-0434-9
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85008605601
SN - 1866-9557
VL - 10
SP - 1007
EP - 1022
JO - Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
JF - Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences
IS - 5
ER -