AR331 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Danubian Limes, Municipium, Legio I Adiutrix
1 Feb 2017
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Construction techniques and histories at pompeii and brigetio. Cranes and wagons: at the time of the eruption, the temple of venus in pompeii was being rebuilt and was a construction site, spaces apparent for clamps, holes for dowels. Scaffolding: the scaffold sockets in walls were covered over with plaster after construction. Dome rotate an arch on its axis. Concrete: sanctuary of fortune, praeneste, from the southwest. Rough surface doesn"t permit smooth faces or edges. Doesn"t need to be plastered: opus caementicium facings. Core is filled with rubble bonded by clay or line mortar, later cement making concrete. Opus incertum, opus reticulatum, opus testaceum, opus africanum. Facings alternate between headers and stretchers to bond the walls facing with the interior rubble to increase structural integrity. Quoining - opus reticulatum is not good at the corners of the buildings, switching to an easier technique (saw tooth pattern to help bond it better)
