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Repointing mortars for older masonry

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  1. National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
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Subjectmasonry, mortars, repointing, durability, performance; Mortar; Masonry
Abstract
Masonry mortars are essentially composed of binders such as lime and Portland cement combined with sand and water together with various additives. For the restoration of older masonry, there has been increased use of pointing mortar mixes using lime as the major binder, largely driven by the wish to have compatibility with the original mortar (from a historic, aesthetic or material property perspective).
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  • Canadian Architect 45, no. Sept 9 (1 September 2000): 44–.
LanguageEnglish
Peer reviewedNo
NRC numberNRCC 44287
NRC-IRC-10090
NPARC number20386271
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