Publication detail

The Effect of Aggregate Type on the Properties of Lime Mortars

VYŠVAŘIL, M. ŽIŽLAVSKÝ, T. BAYER, P.

Original Title

The Effect of Aggregate Type on the Properties of Lime Mortars

Type

journal article - other

Language

English

Original Abstract

Lime mortars represent an indispensable building materials that have been used for centuries in civil engineering. Considering the necessity of numerous restoration work on historical buildings, a research of the applicability and suitability of various types of plasters for repairing the historical plasters has been developed. This work presents the applicability of limestone aggregate and limestone fines to aerial lime-based mortars. The role of aggregates on the properties of lime mortars is examined in this paper by comparing pure quartz sand and limestone aggregate and its quantity in the mortar. It was found that limestone aggregate produced the comparable or higher mortar strengths than quartz aggregate and slightly increased porosity, water absorptive capacity and carbonation rate of the mortars. Partially replacement of aggregate by limestone fines has caused dramatic growth in strength, especially in mortars with high content of binder. The applied limestone aggregate is convenient to lime-based mortars and the addition of limestone fines contributes to better mechanical properties of lime mortars.

Keywords

Lime Mortar, Aggregate, Limestone, Quartz, Strength, Porosity, Carbonation

Authors

VYŠVAŘIL, M.; ŽIŽLAVSKÝ, T.; BAYER, P.

Released

5. 12. 2016

ISBN

1662-7482

Periodical

Applied Mechanics and Materials

Number

861

State

Swiss Confederation

Pages from

141

Pages to

148

Pages count

8

BibTex

@article{BUT130252,
  author="Martin {Vyšvařil} and Tomáš {Žižlavský} and Patrik {Bayer}",
  title="The Effect of Aggregate Type on the Properties of Lime Mortars",
  journal="Applied Mechanics and Materials",
  year="2016",
  number="861",
  pages="141--148",
  doi="10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.861.141",
  issn="1662-7482"
}