Atlante delle malte antiche in sezione sottile al microscopio ottico

THE COMPONENTS OF THE MORTARS 1. BINDER CHARACTERIZATION 2. LUMPS 3. AGGREGATE CHARACTERIZATION 4. ADDITIVES AND ADMIXTURES 5. BINDER-AGGREGATE RATIO 6. POROSITY 7. SECONDARY PROCESSES AND DECAY PRODUCTS PETROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS IN THIN SECTION PREPARATION OF THE SAMPLES REFERENCES IMAGES OF THIN SECTION UNDER OPTICAL MICROSCOPE 1. TYPOLOGIES OF BINDERS 1.1 Air hardening calcic lime binder. 1.2 Air hardening magnesian lime binder. 1.3 Air hardening binders with addition of materials providing hydraulic characteristics. 1.4 Hydraulic binders (natural hydraulic lime, modern hydraulic bindersi). 1.5 Gypsum binders 2. LUMPS 3. REMANTS OF FUEL 4. AGGREGATE 4.1 Aggregate: monocrystalline vs policrystalline grains. 4.2 Aggregate: compositional variety. 4.3 Aggregate: grain size. 4.4 Aggregate: shape 5. BINDER-AGGREGATE RATIO 6. POROSITY 7. SECONDARY PROCESSES AND ALTERATION PRODUCTS