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According to Rome:Total War (an event window that pops up) The "Porticus Aemilia" near the Tiber was the First Concrete building.
In the message it states that it consisted of:
Rubble
Mortar
Volcanic Ash
Water
and formed inside of wooden moulds.
I wonder if there is more detail and if anyone knows or has tried the mixture ratios.
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Excellent! Thank You Very Much. I am into construction methods and hoped someone could relay something like this. I am complete crap at researching stuff on the internet and pointers like this give me valuable sites to go off of.
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Awesome! Now I have seen Vitruvius. I am impressed.
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If you are into methods and techniques then the book Roman Building: Methods and Techniques by Jean Pierre Adam is simply the only book to consider. Expensive, so maybe a library loan. I bought the first edition some years ago and it is a fantastic book.
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Thanks for the tip, Barry. I went and ordered it. Who knows, I may have a Roman villa to build someday .....
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Quote:Thanks for the tip, Barry. I went and ordered it. Who knows, I may have a Roman villa to build someday .....
Then this is the book for you! :lol: Good luck with that villa.
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