El consumo de agua en la construcción romana con morteros de cal: un método de cálculo

Javier  Martínez Jiménez

doi:10.3989/arq.arqt.2022.008

Autores/as

Javier Martínez Jiménez University of Granada https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4132-4135

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3989/arq.arqt.2022.008

Palabras clave:

construcción en la Antigüedad, mortero de cal, hormigón romano, economía de la construcción, consumo de agua

Resumen

Los hormigones romanos son una de las áreas de la construcción en la Antigüedad que han atraído más atención. Muchos estudios se han dedicado a las propiedades técnicas y químicas de este hormigón y a la economía de la industria de la construcción romana. En estos estudios, siempre se señala el papel del agua como importante y se indica que se consumía en grandes cantidades. Y aunque se han realizado cálculos para determinar las cantidades de horas de trabajo, de cal, piedra, madera y otros materiales, no ha habido estudios semejantes para calcular los volúmenes de agua necesarios. En este artículo, propongo una serie de ratios -derivadas de las fuentes escritas, recomendaciones modernas y análisis científicos, contrastadas con resultados experimentales- con las cuales llegar a una aproximación a los volúmenes de agua necesarios en las construcciones en mortero romanas. Esto será una útil estimación para futuros estudios sobre las practicidades y las economías de la construcción en mortero en la Antigüedad.

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