Published March 31, 2020
| Version v1
Dataset
Open
Materials Data Science for Microstructural Characterization of Archaeological Concrete
Authors/Creators
- 1. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- 2. UC Berkeley
Description
- Ancient Roman concrete: volcanic ash, lime, seawater, and volcanic rocks;
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Baiae concrete was constructed about 55 BCE to 115 CE, and samples were obtained by the Roman Maritime Concrete Survey (ROMACONS) [12] drilling program from 2002 to 2006, which has been the most comprehensive study of Roman marine concrete. The field program extracted core samples from eleven locations throughout the Mediterranean;
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Imaging performed at ALS, LBNL.