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ISBN10: 0521842026, ISBN13: 9780521842020, [publisher: Cambridge University Press] Hardcover XXII, 274 p. Lediglich der Schutzumschlag ist leicht berieben, sonst ein sehr gutes Exemplar ohne Anstreichungen / Only the dust jacket is slightly rubbed, otherwise a very good copy without annotations. - CONTENTS List of Illustrations and Tables Preface 1 INTRODUCTION A Note on Monuments and Previous Scholarship How to Use this Book The Nature of Roman Concrete Concrete Vaulting during the Republic Structural Behavior of Concrete Vaults Roman Mathematical and Analytical Background Materials, Transport, and Production The Building Industry in Rome The Innovations 2 CENTERING AND FORMWORK Assembling the Centering Removing the Centering and Formwork The Use of Brick Linings on the Intrados of Vaults Evidence for Centering Arrangements Barrel Vaults, 32 Cross Vaults, 34 Domes and Semidomes, 40 Conclusions 3 INGREDIENTS: MORTAR AND CAEMENTA Mortar Lime, 53 Pozzolana, 54 Cocciopesto, 58 Caementa Provenance of Caementa, 64 Conclusions 4 AMPHORAS IN VAULTS Types of Amphoras Used Early Examples of Amphoras in Vaults Examples of Amphoras in Late Antique Vaults Conclusions 5 VAULTING RIBS Early Development of Vaulting Ribs and Relieving Arches The Vaulting Ribs at the Colosseum The Use of Solid Brick {Bipedalis) Ribbing Ladder and Lattice Ribs in Barrel Vaults Ladder and Lattice Ribs in Cross Vaults Ribbing in Domes Conclusions 6 METAL CLAMPS AND TIE BARS The Earliest Use of Tie Bars T ...
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ISBN10: 0521842026, ISBN13: 9780521842020, [publisher: Cambridge University Press] Hardcover XXII, 274 p. Lediglich der Schutzumschlag ist leicht berieben, sonst ein sehr gutes Exemplar ohne Anstreichungen / Only the dust jacket is slightly rubbed, otherwise a very good copy without annotations. - CONTENTS List of Illustrations and Tables Preface 1 INTRODUCTION A Note on Monuments and Previous Scholarship How to Use this Book The Nature of Roman Concrete Concrete Vaulting during the Republic Structural Behavior of Concrete Vaults Roman Mathematical and Analytical Background Materials, Transport, and Production The Building Industry in Rome The Innovations 2 CENTERING AND FORMWORK Assembling the Centering Removing the Centering and Formwork The Use of Brick Linings on the Intrados of Vaults Evidence for Centering Arrangements Barrel Vaults, 32 Cross Vaults, 34 Domes and Semidomes, 40 Conclusions 3 INGREDIENTS: MORTAR AND CAEMENTA Mortar Lime, 53 Pozzolana, 54 Cocciopesto, 58 Caementa Provenance of Caementa, 64 Conclusions 4 AMPHORAS IN VAULTS Types of Amphoras Used Early Examples of Amphoras in Vaults Examples of Amphoras in Late Antique Vaults Conclusions 5 VAULTING RIBS Early Development of Vaulting Ribs and Relieving Arches The Vaulting Ribs at the Colosseum The Use of Solid Brick {Bipedalis) Ribbing Ladder and Lattice Ribs in Barrel Vaults Ladder and Lattice Ribs in Cross Vaults Ribbing in Domes Conclusions 6 METAL CLAMPS AND TIE BARS The Earliest Use of Tie Bars T ...
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