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Roman concrete, also
called opus
caementicium, was used in
construction in
ancient Rome. Like its
modern equivalent,
Roman concrete was
based on a hydraulic-setting...
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Reticulate work
developed in
response to the
advent of opus
caementicium and its predecessor, opus incertum.: 136–45 This was to accommodate...
- from 300 BC to AD 476.
During the
Roman Empire,
Roman concrete (or opus
caementicium) was made from quicklime,
pozzolana and an
aggregate of pumice. Its widespread...
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Romans made
extensive use of
rubble masonry,
calling it opus
caementicium,
because caementicium was the name
given to the
filling between the two revetments...
- Architecture.
Courier Corporation. p. 387. ISBN 978-0-486-13211-2. Opus
caementicium –
Building material used in
ancient Rome Opus incertum –
Ancient Roman...
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placed uncut stones or fist-sized tuff
blocks inserted in a core of opus
caementicium.
Initially it
consisted of more
careful placement of the
caementa (rock...
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toward monumental architecture, was the
invention of
Roman concrete (opus
caementicium),
which led to the
liberation of
shapes from the
dictates of the traditional...
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material used in
ancient Rome. It is a form of
Roman concrete (opus
caementicium), the main
difference being the
addition of
small pieces of
broken pot...
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technique in
which course-laid
brickwork is used to face a core of opus
caementicium. Opus
reticulatum was the
dominant form of wall
construction in the Imperial...
- The word "cement" can be
traced back to the
Ancient Roman term opus
caementicium, used to
describe masonry resembling modern concrete that was made from...
