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New evidence of early use of artificial pozzolanic material in mortars
(2013)
Hydraulic building composites, such as mortars and plasters, produced with artificial pozzolanic materials, became widely popular thanks to the Romans. Reports on earlier uses of such composites can also be found, mainly ...
Testing the soundness of aggregates using different methodologies
(2013)
This paper compares the European (EN) and US (ASTM) standard tests for the soundness of aggregates. The main purpose of the paper is to identify the differences between these two methods and to investigate the extent of ...
Overview of the Pathology, Repair and Strengthening of Adobe Structures
(2013)
Adobe construction is considered to be an important feature of the international architectural heritage. To achieve the effective preservation of culturally significant adobe structures, the factors that cause their ...