Micromorphological textures and pozzolanic cements in Imperial Age Roman Mortars

Title: Micromorphological textures and pozzolanic cements in Imperial Age Roman Mortars
Author(s): M. Jackson, B.E. Scheetz, F. Marra
Paper category : conference
Book title: 2nd Conference on Historic Mortars - HMC 2010 and RILEM TC 203-RHM final workshop
Editor(s): J. Válek, C. Groot and J.J. Hughes
Print-ISBN: None
e-ISBN: 978-2-35158-112-4
Publisher: RILEM Publications SARL
Publication year: 2010
Pages: 207 - 215
Total Pages: 9
Nb references: 12
Language: English

Abstract: The highly durable pozzolanic mortars of wall concretes from the Theater of Marcellus and Great Hall of Trajan’s Markets preserve traces of micromorphological textures in altered Pozzolane Rosse volcanic ash. Reaction of hydrated lime with potassic scoriaeceous ash, and halloysite, phillipsite, and chabazite surface coatings, as well as Tufo Lionato tuff particles, produced distinct, alkali- and alumina-calcium-silica hydrate cement microstructures, including strätlingite. The assemblage of diverse pozzolanic components in the Trajanic mortar was remarkably effective in combining hydrated lime.

Online publication: 2010-10-25
Publication type : full_text
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