Tag: mortar

A mixture of cement, lime, sand, or other aggregates with water; used for plastering over masonry or to lay blocks. The lime adds plasticity and resistance to moisture. Also …

A solid masonry unit, usually of clay, molded into a rectangular shape while plastic, and then treated in a kiln at an elevated temperature to harden it, so as to give it …

A natural process of closing and filling cracks in concrete or mortar while it is kept damp.

A lightweight concrete usually made by adding aluminum powder or calcium carbide to concrete mortar which is subject to autoclave curing.

A device for measuring the air content of concrete and mortar.

An addition for hydraulic cement or an admixture for concrete or mortar which causes air to be incorporated in the form of minute bubbles in the concrete or mortar …

Descriptive of the capability of a material or process to develop a system of minute bubbles of air in cement paste, concrete, or mortar.

The volume of air voids in cement paste, mortar, or concrete, exclusive of pore space in aggregate particles, usually expressed as a percentage of total volume of the mixture.

brick suitable for use in contact with chemicals; usually laid with acidresistant mortars.

1. Of a granular material, the total volume of the particles, including the permeable and impermeable voids, but excluding the spaces between the particles. 2. Of fluid, the volume which the fluid occupies. …