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Characterization of mortars from ancient and traditional water supply systems in Sicily

Maria ParlapianoBartolomeo MegnaLaura ErcoliGiovanni Rizzo

subject

Pore sizebusiness.industryRoman aqueductDTA-TGhydraulicityMineralogyWater supplyAqueductCondensed Matter Physicshistoric mortarCharacterization (materials science)punic cisternPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryMortarbusinesstextureJoint (geology)Geology

description

Long aged mortars from ancient hydraulic constructions of Sicily, i.e. the Roman aqueduct of Thermae and the Punic cisterns and traditional water supply systems in Pantelleria, have been characterised by means of XRD analysis, optical microscopy and simultaneous thermal analysis to correlate the hydraulic properties to the texture and to their different role in the construction, i.e. lining, covering, roofing and joint mortars. According to a procedure proposed in the literature all of the samples, but two air hardening ones, show high hydraulicity, which somehow can be related to the characteristics of aggregates.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2008-04-01Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-007-8758-4