3 papers
physics.app-ph2020
Synchrotron Microtomography and Neutron Radiography Characterization of the Microstruture and Water Absorption of Concrete from Pompeii
Ke Xu, Anton S. Tremsin, Jiaqi Li +9
There is renewed interest in using advanced techniques to characterize ancient Roman concrete. In the present work, samples were drilled from the "Hospitium" in Pompeii and were an…
physics.geo-ph2020
The Importance of the Ultra-alkaline Volcanic Nature of the Raw Materials to the Ductility of Roman Marine Concrete
Jackson MacFarlane, Tiziana Vanorio, Paulo J. M. Monteiro
Roman-era concrete is the iconic embodiment of long-term physicochemical resilience. We investigated the basis of this behavior across scales of observations by coupling time-lapse…
stat.AP2018
Predicting the Expansion of Concrete Exposed to Sulfate Attack with a Regression Model Based on a Performance Classification
Xiangru Jian, Paulo J. M Monteiro, Kimberly E. Kurtis
This paper mainly describes the development of a new type of regression model to predict the long-term expansion of concrete subjected to a sulfate-rich environment. The experiment…