08-07-2024, 11:53 PM
(12-15-2023, 04:39 AM)Ccat Wrote: Do pozzolan volcanic ash deposits exist on the big island? This was used in the famous roman cement.Aloha Ccat,
Short answer: no. I did find this 32-page publication online:
"Hawaiian Trachyte Rock as a Pozzolanic Admixture in Portland Cement Concrete" - by Hideo Murakami, 1953.
Seems to work.
The publication is now in the public domain and can be downloaded for free here:
https://krex.k-state.edu/items/354cbf06-...0b1af/full