Composite materials in ancient structures

Moropoulou, A; Bakolas, A; Anagnostopoulou, S

dc.contributor.author	Moropoulou, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Bakolas, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Anagnostopoulou, S	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:22:00Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:22:00Z
dc.date.issued	2005	en
dc.identifier.issn	0958-9465	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/16437
dc.subject	Historic mortars	en
dc.subject	Hydraulic lime	en
dc.subject	Lime	en
dc.subject	Microstructure	en
dc.subject	Pozzolana	en
dc.subject	Strength	en
dc.subject	Thermal analysis	en
dc.subject.classification	Construction & Building Technology	en
dc.subject.classification	Materials Science, Composites	en
dc.subject.other	Data acquisition	en
dc.subject.other	Lime	en
dc.subject.other	Mechanical properties	en
dc.subject.other	Microstructure	en
dc.subject.other	Pozzolan	en
dc.subject.other	Shrinkage	en
dc.subject.other	Strength of materials	en
dc.subject.other	Thermoanalysis	en
dc.subject.other	Asphaltic mixtures	en
dc.subject.other	Historic mortars	en
dc.subject.other	Hydraulic lime	en
dc.subject.other	Pozzolanic materials	en
dc.subject.other	Composite materials	en
dc.title	Composite materials in ancient structures	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2004.02.018	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2004.02.018	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2005	en
heal.abstract	Mortars and concretes employed in ancient structures concern composite materials which have exhibited excellent durability through time. They were used as lining materials in cisterns. wells, aqueducts, shafts and duct drains. as supporting materials for pavements and mosaics, as plasters on external and internal walls, as supporting materials for frescoes and as joint mortars on masonry structures. They were comprised of various binding materials (or mix of them) and natural or artificial aggregates. along with natural or artificial pozzolanic additions, primarily of volcanic origin, that improved their performance and prolonged their longevity. Moreover, various types of organic substances were employed to increase plasticity and regulate setting rates, while fibrous materials were commonly used to obtain greater strengths or to avoid cracks due to the shrinkage during setting. The comprehension of the production procedures employed and of the physico-chemical and mechanical characteristics of such composite materials can be achieved by integrating properly the results of various analyses. Data obtained from tests performed on a large number of historic composites sampled from ancient structures in the Mediterranean Basin permitted the identification of physico-chemical and mechanical characteristics of the most typical mortars encountered in ancient structures. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD	en
heal.journalName	Cement and Concrete Composites	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2004.02.018	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000226478000020	en
dc.identifier.volume	27	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	295	en
dc.identifier.epage	300	en