CHARACTERIZATION OF MORTARS FROM ANCIENT AND TRADITIONAL WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS IN SICILY
- Authors: RIZZO G; L ERCOLI; B MEGNA; M PARLAPIANO
- Publication year: 2008
- Type: Articolo in rivista
- Key words: DTA-TG; historic mortars; hydraulicity; punic cisterns; Roman aqueduct; texture
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/30080
Abstract
Long aged mortars from ancient hydraulic constructions of Sicily, i.e. the Roman aqueduct of Thermae and the Punic cisterns and traditional water supply systems in Pantelleria, have been characterised by means of XRD analysis, optical microscopy and simultaneous thermal analysis to correlate the hydraulic properties to the texture and to their different role in the construction, i.e. lining, covering, roofing and joint mortars. According to a procedure proposed in the literature all of the samples, but two air hardening ones, show high hydraulicity, which somehow can be related to the characteristics of aggregates.