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Lime mortar

Lime mortar or torching is a masonry mortar composed of lime and an aggregate such as sand, mixed with water. It is one of the oldest known types of mortar, used in ancient Rome and Greece, when it largely replaced the clay and gypsum mortars common to ancient Egyptian construction.

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Hydraulic and non-hydraulic lime

Hydraulic limeHydrationCarbonationCalcium carbonateSlaked
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History

AntiquityMohenjo-daroIndus ValleyPakistanVitruvius
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Overview

MasonryMortarLimeAggregateSand
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Lime with Portland cement

PozzolanRepointingSpallingRising dampSiloxane
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Mix

Lime with Portland cement

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Lime mortar

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Lime mortar

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Lime mortar → Gerard Lynch, Lime, Mix, Ratio, Sand, The, The Building Conservation Directory, The Myth
related to Mix · 6
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related to Uses · 6
Lime mortar → In, It, Lime, Portland, Since, These
related to Hydraulic lime · 5
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Lime mortar → combination of lime putty and aggregate

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lime mortar cement water portland putty mortars sand used use hydraulic brick mix wall aggregate non-hydraulic masonry dry may set

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Lime mortaris acombination of lime putty and aggregate0.90text
sandinstance ofLime mortar or torching is a masonry mortar composed of lime and an aggregate0.80text
mixed with waterinstance ofLime mortar or torching is a masonry mortar composed of lime and an aggregate0.80text
natural stoneinstance ofthe soft and porous properties of lime mortar provide certain advantages when working with softer building materials0.80text
terracottainstance ofthe soft and porous properties of lime mortar provide certain advantages when working with softer building materials0.80text
brick dust or volcanic ashinstance ofThe Romans created hydraulic mortars that contained lime and a pozzolan0.80text
sandinstance ofand an aggregate0.80text
chalkinstance ofNon-hydraulic lime is produced from a high purity source of calcium carbonate0.80text
limestoneinstance ofNon-hydraulic lime is produced from a high purity source of calcium carbonate0.80text
or oyster shells.Non-hydraulic limeNon-hydraulic lime is primarily composed ofinstance ofNon-hydraulic lime is produced from a high purity source of calcium carbonate0.80text
stone walls where the mortar is often applied in thicker coats to compensate for the irregular surface levels.If shrinkageinstance ofcoats onto uneven surfaces0.80text
cracking of the lime mortar does occur this can be as a result of eitherThe sand being poorly graded or with a particle size that is too smallThe mortar being applied too thicklyinstance ofcoats onto uneven surfaces0.80text

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