Understanding the 16th century coastal watchtowers: Material characterisation of Torre Gregoriana (Italy)
•Mortars, bricks and stone from Torre Gregoriana (1582–1585) are investigated.•Mechanical, physical and chemical characteristics of small samples are determined.•New insights on the technologies used by the engineers in military architecture.•Historical events relate to care in building coastal towers in the 16th century.•The paper opens to innovative
research method for protection of coastal heritage.
The building materials employed in Torre Gregoriana (1582–85), Terracina, have been investigated. The study focuses on the physical, chemical and mechanical characterisation of mortars, bricks and stones. The aim is to provide further insights on the knowledge of the military engineers of the time as well as to outline the material characteristics for the sake of defining compatible repair materials, details which are still missing to date. The results highlight that, due to the emergency of Turkish invasions in this period, great care was used in the building of these constructions, resulting in an accurate selection and distribution of materials by the builders (mainly hydraulic mortars and pure limestone units) and the intentional addition of reactive aggregates (such as glass particles and iron slag) for improving the durability of the structure against the aggressive marine environment.
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Publikováno v
- Construction & building materials
Ročník 93; s. 608 - 619
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Hlavní autoři
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Cacciotti, Riccardo,
Petráňová, Veronika,
Frankeová, Dita
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Typ dokumentu
- Journal Article
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Jazyk
- English
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Vydáno
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Elsevier Ltd
15. 09. 2015
Elsevier B.V
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Témata
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ISSN
- 0950-0618
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DOI
- 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.06.013
