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Romans Masonry Concrete Lime Volcanic Ash Brick: Opus Caementicium

The document discusses the history and properties of cement. It describes how the Romans used a mixture of crushed rock and burnt lime as a binder in masonry, calling it opus caementicium. Additives like volcanic ash and pulverized brick were added to lime to create early hydraulic cements, later referred to as cementum. Cements are characterized as either hydraulic or non-hydraulic based on their ability to set in the presence of water.

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Romans Masonry Concrete Lime Volcanic Ash Brick: Opus Caementicium

The document discusses the history and properties of cement. It describes how the Romans used a mixture of crushed rock and burnt lime as a binder in masonry, calling it opus caementicium. Additives like volcanic ash and pulverized brick were added to lime to create early hydraulic cements, later referred to as cementum. Cements are characterized as either hydraulic or non-hydraulic based on their ability to set in the presence of water.

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Romans, who used the term opus caementicium to describe masonry resembling
modern concrete that was made from crushed rock with burnt lime as binder. Thevolcanic ash and
pulverized brick additives that were added to the burnt lime to obtain a hydraulic binder were later
referred to ascementum, cimentum, cment, and cement.
Cements used in construction can be characterized as being either hydraulic or non-hydraulic,
depending upon the ability of the cement to be used in the presence of water (see hydraulic and
non-hydraulic lime plaster).

A cement is a binder, a substance that sets and hardens as the cement dries and also reacts with
carbon dioxide in the air dependently, and can bind other materials together. The word "cement"
traces to the Romans, who used the term opus caementicium to describe masonry resembling
modern concrete that was made from crushed rock with burnt lime as binder. Thevolcanic ash and
pulverized brick additives that were added to the burnt lime to obtain a hydraulic binder were later
referred to ascementum, cimentum, cment, and cement.
Cements used in construction can be characterized as being either hydraulic or non-hydraulic,
depending upon the ability of the cement to be used in the presence of water (see hydraulic and
non-hydraulic lime plaster).

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