Effect of Aggregate Type on Properties of Natural Hydraulic Lime-Based Mortars

Abstract:

In the current restoration practice, the mortars based on aerial or hydraulic lime with siliceous aggregate are used on repair / reconstruction of historical plasters. The resulting properties of lime mortars do not depend only on the type of aggregate, but also on its contamination, origin and a degree of hardening. For this reason, it is needed to know a detailed characteristic of the aggregate and the results obtained for the particular aggregate cannot be generally applied for the similar type of aggregate. This work presents the applicability of Czech local crushed limestone aggregate and limestone fines as a filler to natural hydraulic lime-based mortars. The role of aggregate and limestone fines on the properties of mortars is examined by comparing the mechanical strengths, porosity and frost resistance of the mortars with pure quartz sand and limestone aggregate and its quantity in the mortar. It was found that the limestone aggregate has produced lower strengths, higher total porosity of natural hydraulic lime-based mortars. It has resulted in low frost resistance of the mortars.

• Periodical: Materials Science Forum (Volume 908)
• Pages: 35-39
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.908.35
• Online since: October 2017
• Authors: Martin Vyšvařil*, Tomáš Žižlavský, Štěpán Zimmermann, Patrik Bayer
• Keywords: Aggregate, Carbonation, Limestone, Natural Hydraulic Lime, Porosity, Quartz, Strength

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