The origins of concrete construction in Roman architecture : technology and society in Republican Italy / Marcello Mogetta, University of Missouri, Columbia.
| Author/creator | Mogetta, Marcello author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021. |
| Copyright Date | ©2021 |
| Description | 1 online resource (xiv, 311 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Supplemental Content | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Deonstructing Roman concrete -- A new date for concrete in Rome -- A view from the suburbium -- Building Samnite Pompeii -- Colonial networks. |
| Abstract | "Concrete construction represents Rome's major contribution to the history of ancient architecture and engineering. Scholars have touted the modern character of this man-made material, which gave planners the ability to cast structures wherever they were needed, emphasizing the inextricable link between building medium and building forms. Observation of the durability and longevity of concrete features, and particularly their survival in hostile environments such as seawater, has stimulated the scientific study of the material in order to identify the constituent elements and to describe the mechanical, chemical and physical characteristics for possible reproduction. As a result, the systematic testing of ancient samples has greatly improved our understanding of how Roman builders of the Late Republican and Imperial periods exploited raw materials. Moreover, the approach has shifted to concentrate on the step-by-step examination of the construction process, and standardized procedures have been developed to quantify the costs of construction, thus allowing for a contextualization of the building industry within the broader Roman economy"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 09, 2021). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Mogetta, Marcello. Origins of concrete construction in Roman architecture. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2021 9781108845687 |
| LCCN | 2021000601 |
| ISBN | 9781108990516 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 1108990517 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 1108997678 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 9781108997676 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (paperback) |
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