Evaluation of properties of magnesian lime mortar

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

Volumn 83, Issue , 2005, Pages 375-384

  Pavia S ^c   Fitzgerald, B ^a   Howard, R ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b National Monuments Depot   (Ireland)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Capillary suction; Compressive strength; Densities; Hydraulicity; Lime mortar; Magnesian lime; NHL2; Permeability; Porosity; Water absorption

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELASTICITY; MAINTENANCE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MORTAR; POROSITY; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; WATER ABSORPTION;

CAPILLARY SUCTION; DOLOMITIC LIMESTONE; HYDRAULIC LIME; HYDRAULICITY; LIME BINDERS; LIME MORTARS; NHL2; PETROGRAPHIC ANALYSIS;

LIME;

CITRUS AURANTIIFOLIA;

EID: 41049114058     PISSN: 17433509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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