NEW METHODS FOR THE STUDY AND CONTEMPORARY ASPECTS OF THE HISTORY OF CEMENTING MATERIALS

A study was undertaken of the history of cementing materials in which the historical-literary and archival investigation was combined with experimental study of many samples of cements, mortars and concretes from different buildings from different periods and nations and also with the historicoetymological study of special terms. Plasters used in Greco-Roman-Byzantine times and mortars of the middle ages were studied and their standards were compared with those of today. Comments are made on cements and construction in the Russian empire. Questions regarding the theory of hardening and corrosion of modern cements, mortars and concretes and problems relating to the strength and durability of modern buildings are considered.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Chicago Press

  1427 E. 60th Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60637-2954
• Authors:
  • Znachko-Iavorskii, I L
• Publication Date: 1977-1

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 25-42
• Serial:
  • Technology and Culture
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Building materials; Cement; Concrete; Concrete hardening; Durability; Experiments; Hardness; History; Mortar; Plaster; State of the art studies; Strength of materials
• Subject Areas: Highways; History; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00163682
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 7 1978 12:00AM