Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
@JournalArticle {2119, title = {Influence of type of binder and sand on the characteristics of masonry mortars}, journal = {Romanian Journal of Materials}, volume = {45}, year = {2015}, month = {2015-05-01 00:00:00}, pages = {117-122}, publisher = {Elsevier}, abstract = {This study deals with the characterization of masonry mortars produced with different binders and sands. Several\ properties of the mortars were determined, like consistence, compressive and flexural strengths, shrinkage and fracture\ energy. By varying the type of binder (Portland cement, hydrated lime and hydraulic lime) and the type of sand (natural or\ artificial), it was possible to draw some conclusions about the influence of the composition on mortars properties. The results\ showed that the use of Portland cement makes the achievement of high strength classes easier. This was due to the slower\ hardening of lime compared with cement. The results of fracture energy tests showed much higher values for artificial sand
}, keywords = {composition, Lime, Masonry, Mortar, Portland cement, sandstone.}, issn = {1583-3186}, author = {Pereira, M. F. P. and Aguiar, J. B. and Cam{\~o}es, A. and Louren{\c c}o, P. B.} }
mortars when compared with natural sand ones. This is due to the higher roughness of artificial sand particles which provided\ better adhesion between sand and binder.
The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.
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Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt