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history
The ancient Romans first used lime and pozzolana, a volca-
nic ash, to create a hard setting mortar. By adding rubble and
other aggregate, the Romans created opus caementitium.
The most famous example of this early form of concrete is the
Pantheon in Rome, Italy.
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thin shell cave
Our first large scale plaster model was inspired by the Ameri-
can Air Museum in Duxford, England (page X). This model
is approx. 30” x 24” x 12”. We encountered several problems
with this project. Despite being only 1/8” thick at the top, this
model required nearly half a gallon of plaster. Managing large
quantities of wet plaster proved to be challenging, and we
were forced to pour several batches. Creating accurate form-
work for complex geometric shapes also proved to be quite a
challenge. The American Air Museum is based off a tourus,
or 3D doughnut, producing a non-deformable section that is
curved in two directions, which we were unable to replicate.
Despite this setback, our “cave” is remarkably strong, so long
as the outward thrusts of the abbutments are resisted.
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1. Medical gauze
2.. Randomly orriented fiber strands
3. Wire screen 3