Episode 51: The 1st piece of reinforced concrete

The Civil Engineering Museum, at Técnico, hosts a piece of a compound with more than a century that bears witness to the first reinforced concrete building in Portugal, dated 1898 – the Fábrica de Moagem do Caramulo, in Almada, which was rebuilt after a fire that occurred one year before. Only 20 years later, reinforced concrete would become of paramount importance for construction in Portugal, including the Técnico Alameda campus, in Lisbon.

This piece of reinforced concrete, which consists of a steel rod and cement, arrived at Técnico in the 1990s, and measures nearly a span.

  • Acknowledgements:
    José Manuel Gaspar Nero
    Júlio Appleton
    Museu de Civil

Episode only available in Portuguese in: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Anchor.fm

Further reading and additional audio in the Portuguese version of this webpage.

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