Design Terms Flashcards
1
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Opus Sectile
A
Coloured marble flooring over concrete mortar base
2
Q
Opus Caementicium
A
Roman concrete
Water, Aggregate, Limestone
3
Q
Opus Incertum
A
Assorted stones embedded in Roman concrete core
Simplest form of concrete masonry
4
Q
Opus Reticulatum
A
Dimond shaped bricks (Tufa) covering Roman concrete core
5
Q
Opus Testaceum
A
Whole bricks (Tufa) laid in course and arched patterns covering concrete core
Most elaborate form of concrete masonry
6
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Opus Quadratum
A
Squared blocks of stone covering concrete o rheld together by concrete mortar
