Properties of Mortar Properties of mortar which are sought for use in masonry are: workability, water retentivity, rate of stiffening, strength, resistance to rain penetration and durability. These
Technical Properties of Mortar For the sake of projects, the newly mixed mortar should have good workability, and the hardened mortar should have the required strength, the bending
Purpose Water retentivity of mortar is the ability of mortars to retain water against suction and evaporation in general. It is indirectly a measure of the workability of
Why to Use Clean Sand for Mortar? Contaminated sand will not bind with cement, hence is weakening the mortar. Also sand with high percentage of clay or silt
What is Mortar? It is a plastic mixture of binding material (like cement, lime, etc), fine aggregates (like sand, surkhi, etc), water and any admixture approved by the
What is Consistency? The term consistency of masonry mortar means its property of mobility or fluidity. Consistency means the property of holding together all the ingredients without leading
Cement mortar is prepared by mixing cement and sand in dry state and then adding required amount of water in it and mixing them thoroughly. The following procedure
Difference Between Mortar & Plaster Mortars are used in masonry for joining stones, bricks, blocks etc. and plasters are used for rendering on the outside and inside of
In order to check the quality of masonry mortar, we have to conduct different tests on mortar. The quality and accuracy of test result is dependent upon the
