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Traditional methods of mortar preparation: the hot lime mix
Margalha, Goreti; Veiga, Rosário; Santos Silva, António; de Brito, JorgeThis paper studies the effect of maturation on mortars prepared according to a traditional method of slaking quicklime mixed with sand and kept wet until used (hot lime mix). Two lime/aggregate weight proportions were considered, a rich one (1:5) and a normal one (1:13). The quicklime was used as pieces of crushed calcined limestone and as micronized quicklime, both from industrial production. The mortars prepa...
The influence of slaking time on lime putty
Margalha, Maria Goreti; Santos Silva, António; Veiga, Rosário; de Brito, JorgeA new interest in the preservation of mortars, plasters and decorative finishings in façades has emerged in certain European countries in the past thirty to forty years, with a view to understanding how they have evolved throughout History. There is a growing interest in learning about the composi-tion and execution techniques of original surfaces and a number of Heritage Institutions have encour-aged the syste...
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