The ancient Kamirian water storage tank: A proof of concrete technology and durability for three millenniums

Koui, M; Ftikos, Ch

dc.contributor.author	Koui, M	en
dc.contributor.author	Ftikos, Ch	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:14:13Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:14:13Z
dc.date.issued	1998	en
dc.identifier.issn	0025-5432	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/12933
dc.subject	Mechanical Testing	en
dc.subject	Water Storage	en
dc.subject.classification	Construction & Building Technology	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Civil	en
dc.subject.classification	Materials Science, Multidisciplinary	en
dc.subject.other	Durability	en
dc.subject.other	Hydraulic structures	en
dc.subject.other	Structural design	en
dc.subject.other	Underground structures	en
dc.subject.other	Water tanks	en
dc.subject.other	Archeological excavations	en
dc.subject.other	Concrete tanks	en
dc.title	The ancient Kamirian water storage tank: A proof of concrete technology and durability for three millenniums	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/BF02480613	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02480613	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1998	en
heal.abstract	This paper presents the research work conducted on a concrete specimen cut from a manmade underground hydraulic structure with respect to a well-preserved water storage tank which was discovered from the archaeological excavations ill the area of the ancient city of Kamiros. During Antiquity, this city was the largest of the three most important cities of the Greek island of Rhodes, where for millenniums civilisation flourished in all its expressions and forms. The research concerns physical, chemical and mechanical tests carried out on the concrete sample. The results derived show this concrete's good durability despite the dissolving effect of rainwater and of the humic acid's activity for roughly the past three millenniums. Also, the technological aspects of this concrete reveal that the ancient Greeks had an excellent knowledge of concrete technology three millenniums ago.	en
heal.publisher	R I L E M	en
heal.journalName	Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/BF02480613	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000077054300008	en
dc.identifier.volume	31	en
dc.identifier.issue	213	en
dc.identifier.spage	623	en
dc.identifier.epage	627	en