In the French Alps, near Grenoble, in the middle of the 19th century, natural cements were massively used to produce “cast stone” (concrete block), to simulate natura [...]

In the nineteenth century, Marseille was already an established industrial town and had a significant urban development. Its business provided it with a large amount of r [...]

Natural or Roman cements were the first modern cements to be industrially produced at the beginning of the 19th century in Europe. Used equally by engineers for their hyd [...]