Capacitance

The capacitance meter records the humidity of a material by measuring its electrical capacity: the higher the capacity, the higher the humidity is.

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Map of Roman Amphitheaters
The Colony of Nemausus
An Expert Opinion - Roman Amphitheaters

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7 Issues facing the Architect
Solid Structure and Hollow Structure
The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius
The Choice of an Ellipse
Draw the plan

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A Comparison of Amphitheaters
The Plan of the Amphitheater
The Façade of the Amphitheater
The Façade of the Amphitheater | The game

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Seating Spectators
Categories of Spectators
Water Drainage
Remains of the Water Evacuation System
An Expert Opinion - The Hydraulic System

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When was the Amphitheater built?
An Expert Opinion - Dating the Amphitheater
Roman Measurements
A Surveyor’s Tools

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Quarries
Extraction and Cutting Blocks of Stone
A Stone Cutter’s Tools

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Building a Section
Assembling an Arch
Construction Machines and Tools
The System for Handling Stones
An Expert Opinion - Dovetails
Reading Basreliefs

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Uses of the Amphitheater
"Gladiators" Quiz
The Understage Area
Program of a Day
The History of the Amphitheater continues….

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The Amphitheater from the Middle Ages to the 19th Century
The Arena Inhabited
Remains of the Dwellings
St Martin’s Chapel

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The Cruciform Room
An Expert Opinion - The Cruciform Room, Restoration and Research
Excavation of the Arena
End of the Excavation
Vertical Drain Pipe

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History of the Excavation
An Expert Opinion - Architect-Excavators
Archeological Discoveries
Focus on 3 Discoveries
Quiz on the Objects Discovered

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The Emergence of a Monument
The First Restoration Operations
The Resumption of Shows
The Development of Tourism
A brief history of the Arena from 1800 until today

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An Expert Opinion - Diagnosis and Future Prospects
A Diagnosis for the Future
The Causes of the Damage
High Technologies and Restoration

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Archeological Studies
An Expert Opinion - Evidence of Past Use
An Arcehologist’s Tools

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Drainage of Rainwater
Remains of the Rainwater Evacuation System
Exposition to Rainwater

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An Expert Opinion - Restoration Issues
The Restoration of Section 49
Restoration Techniques
An Expert Opinion - Conclusion

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