Investigation of Byzantine Mortars from a Basilica in Side Archaeological Site

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2017-02-01

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Güney, Bilge Alp

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Side Archaeological Site is located in Antalya Province, Turkey. Although there are varying references about the foundation of the city, the city was most prosperous in the 2nd and 3rd century AD, during Roman period. The Byzantine Basilica in the city is dated back to 5th century AD. For the conservation works of the basilica, mortar samples were collected from different parts of the building and investigated for their basic physical, physico-mechanical and compositional properties. For the determination of the basic physical and physicmechanical properties density, porosity tests, ultrasonic velocity measurements and point load strength tests were carried out. The characterization of binder and aggregates were performed by petrographical analyses of thin sections, XRD and SEM-EDS analyses. Mortars were treated with dilute HCl solution for the estimation of the binder/aggregate ratios. Particle size distribution of acid insoluble aggregates were evaluated by sieve analyses. Pozzolanic activity tests were carried out on fine aggregates. Mortar samples were found to have low density and high porosity. Binder is observed to be pure lime in all mortar samples with high percentages of acid soluble parts. Use of crushed brick was observed in some of the mortar samples. Fine aggregates of mortars are found to be pozzolanic.

Subject Keywords

Lime mortars, Lime plasters, Side Archaeological Site

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/85377

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9th International Symposium on the Conservation of Monuments in the Mediterranean Basin, (3 - 05 Haziran 2014)

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Department of Architecture, Conference / Seminar

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B. A. Güney, “Investigation of Byzantine Mortars from a Basilica in Side Archaeological Site,” 2017, p. 387, Accessed: 00, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/85377.