Concrete

Question 1

enabled Romans to build domes and multi-storey buildings using the tensile strength of metal and the strength under pressure of concrete

Answer 1

reinforced concrete

Question 2

made of mixture of lime mortar, water, sand and small pebbles or stone chips

Answer 2

concrete

Question 3

a Roman system used to provide good base for stucco render or marble facing finishing; square tiles or stones were set into the concrete in a diagonal netting or reticulated pattern

Answer 3

opus reticulatum

Question 4

advantage of cast concrete; term for cast concrete; which makes architectural forms such as pediments, balusters and parapets possible

Answer 4

portland cement

Question 5

beton brut is french for raw concrete, the core material used in the 20th century movement called

Answer 5

Brutalism