Compressive Strengths and Bond Strengths of Portland Cement-Lime Mortars

Compressive Strengths and Bond Strengths of Portland Cement-Lime Mortars
Author: JT. Conway
Publisher:
Total Pages: 16
Release: 1993
Genre: Compressive strength
ISBN:

ASTM Standard Specification for Mortar for Unit Masonry (ASTM C 270) requires mortar to be specified either by proportion specifications or property specifications. For portland cement-lime (PCL) mortars, it has been suggested that a significant difference exists between the properties of mortars mixed according to the proportion specifications and the requirements of the property specifications.

Variables Affecting the Strength of Masonry Mortars

Variables Affecting the Strength of Masonry Mortars
Author: GW. John
Publisher:
Total Pages: 14
Release: 1993
Genre: Air entrainment
ISBN:

Masonry cement mortars with additives which entrain various levels of air as well as mortars containing lime were evaluated. A mathematical model was developed describing brick-to-mortar bond strength. Lime mortars, prepared as specified by ASTM with higher proportions of portland cement, provided higher bond strengths and higher compressive strengths compared to masonry cement mortars. When prepared with the level of portland cement typical of masonry cement mortars, lime mortars had comparable bond strengths but weaker compressive strengths at similar air content. A one percent increase in Portland cement content increased the bond strength four times as much as reducing the air content by 1%. Lime did not provide increased bond strength. The higher bond strengths achieved with Type S portland cement/lime mortars over Type N are a direct result of higher portland cement content.

Masonry

Masonry
Author: John M. Melander
Publisher: ASTM International
Total Pages: 437
Release: 1993
Genre: Calcium carbonate
ISBN: 0803114923

This volume contains papers presented at the symposium of the same name held in Miami, Florida in December 1992. The 28 peer-reviewed papers address topics in design and detail, installation and materials, testing and evaluation, and strategies and techniques. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Po

Effects of a Finely Ground Aggregate on the Behavior of Cement--Lime Mortars

Effects of a Finely Ground Aggregate on the Behavior of Cement--Lime Mortars
Author: Margaret Thomson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 20
Release: 2014
Genre: Air content
ISBN:

In order to study the effects of finely ground aggregates on the various properties of portland cement-lime (PCL), mortars a research study was conducted. The purpose of this project was to evaluate the effects these materials had on the plastic and hardened properties of (PCL) mortars. Tests conducted on cement-lime mortars suggest that inclusion of finely ground aggregates mixed with the lime used in PCL mortars, produced some beneficial and no detrimental effects on the mortar properties. The air content of the mortars remained approximately the same over the range of replacement types and percentages evaluated, and the water retention values increased with increased percentages of finely ground aggregate materials. Furthermore, while the compressive strength of the mortars showed a slight decrease with increased fine materials at 7 days the compression strength at 28 days increased slightly. In addition, the flexural bond strength of the mortar showed a trend in increased flexural strength with additions of fine aggregate materials, although the high variation in the results showed a very low correlation factor.

Strength of Masonry Walls Under Compressive and Transverse Loads

Strength of Masonry Walls Under Compressive and Transverse Loads
Author: Felix Y. Yokel
Publisher:
Total Pages: 94
Release: 1971
Genre: Concrete walls
ISBN:

Ninety walls of 10 different types of masonry construction were tested under various combinations of vertical and transverse load. It is shown that the effect of vertical load and wall slenderness on transverse strength can be predicted by rational analysis. The analysis is based on established theory which has been extended to account for the properties of masonry. Similar methods of rational analysis have been adopted for the design of steel structures and are presently being considered for reinforced concrete structures.

Historic Mortars

Historic Mortars
Author: John J. Hughes
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 329
Release: 2018-07-06
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319916068

This book presents a state of the art in mortar characterisation, experimentation with and applications of new mortars for conservation and repair of historic buildings. This volume includes the following topics: characterisation of historic mortars (methods, interpretation, application of results), development of new materials for conservation (compatibility, durability, mix designs), the history of mortar technology and fundamental experimental studies of material properties. The papers have been selected from those presented at the 3rd Historic Mortars Conference, held in Glasgow, Scotland, September 11-14th 2013. All the papers here underwent a two stage peer review process, for the conference and again for this volume. In some cases this has resulted in a revision and updating of content.