The use of volcaniclastic material in Roman hydraulic concretes: A brief review

Geological Society Special Publication

Volumn 171, Issue , 2000, Pages 339-344

  Siddall, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEMENT; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; ROMAN ERA; VOLCANICLASTIC DEPOSIT;

RIPARIA; ROMAN;

EID: 0034036279     PISSN: 03058719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1144/GSL.SP.2000.171.01.24     Document Type: Review

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