Originally Posted By: jcampbell This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
I’ve got a question for you…
When was poured concrete first used as it is today, forms etc... to pour foundations?
For example... I recently inspected a home that was disclosed to be over 100 years old and it had concrete foundation walls and slab... along with the brick topping?
Originally Posted By: gbeaumont This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Hi Jeff,
I have seen many poured concrete foundations used in residential construction dating back to the 1880's and 90's in New England.
Prior to this era you would typically only find concrete used in areas that had on hand supplies of the raw materials as prior to the railways there was no way to deliver the materials into most areas unless they could be serviced by ship. Many of the coastal towns in New england have some very old concrete basements, especially towns like Gloucester and Newberryport MA and Portsmouth NH.
BTW, really nice pics Jeff, you can see all the plank joints from the original forms. May I use the pics for educational purposes ?
Originally Posted By: mcyr This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
The Assyrians and Babylonians used clay as the substance or cement. The Egyptians used lime and gypsum cement. In 1756, British engineer, John Smeaton made the first modern concrete (hydraulic cement) by adding pebbles as a course aggregate and mixing powered brick into cement.
In 1824, English inventor, Joseph Aspdin, invented Portland Cement.
Reinforced concrete invented in 1849.
Originally Posted By: clawrenson This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Scientifically proportioned concrete formed with cement is an invention of modern times; the name did not appear until c.1830. Modern portland cement has revolutionized the production and potentialities of concrete and has superseded the natural cements, to which it is vastly superior.
