Ancient Roman Concrete: On Sustainable Cement
Friday, November 15, 2019 at 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Building 6, Chipman Room, 6-104
182 MEMORIAL DR (REAR), Cambridge, MA 02139
Archaeological Materials Seminar
Admir Masic
Esther and Harold E. Edgerton Career Development Assistant Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
DMSE Faculty Fellow in Archaeological Materials
CMRAE Center for Materials Research in Archaeology and Ethnology
Production of concrete, the most widely used building material in the modern world, is associated with significant greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, modern concrete is highly prone to degradation within a century. Consequences of these processes motivate the exploration of more durable solutions. Ancient Roman concrete has proven durability over millennia, a characteristic associated with an intrinsic self-healing mechanism. This talk weaves together history, ancient materials technologies, and modern science and engineering, to describe how we can harness remarkable properties of ancient Roman concrete in designing sustainable modern solutions.
Each year, DMSE hosts a Faculty Fellow in Archaeological Materials, an outstanding scholar in the field who works with students and researchers, bringing new ideas and collaborations to the department.
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