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Roman cement is a
substance developed by
James Parker in the 1780s,
being patented in 1796. The name is misleading, as it is
nothing like any material...
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hydraulic cement was
found by
ancient Romans who used
volcanic ash (pozzolana) with
added lime (calcium oxide). Non-hydraulic
cement (less common)...
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pozzolanic cements has much in
common with
setting of
their modern counterpart,
Portland cement. The high
silica composition of
Roman pozzolana cements is very...
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Roman cement was
developed and
patented in 1796 by
James Parker.
Roman cement quickly became po****r, but was
largely replaced by
portland cement in...
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patent in 1796 "A
certain Cement or
Terras to be used in
Aquatic and
other Buildings and
Stucco Work",
covers Roman cement, a term used in a 1798 pamphlet...
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cements, magnesia,
hydrated lime),
hydraulic (
Roman cement,
portland cement,
hydraulic lime), acid-resistant (silicon
fluoride cement,
quartz cement)...
- networks. Many
geopolymers may also be
classified as alkali-activated
cements, but the term
geopolymer is also
sometimes applied to acid-activated binders...
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ornate south doorway of
Lichfield Cathedral stand seven figures carved in
Roman cement.
Figures from left to right, representing:
Saints Augustine of Hippo...
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chemical reaction that
occurs in
portland cement containing pozzolans. It is the main
reaction involved in the
Roman concrete invented in
Ancient Rome. At...
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composite material composed of
aggregate bonded together with a
fluid cement that
cures over time.
Concrete is the second-most-used
substance in the...