Lime lump development and textural alteration during the production of mortar

Dorn Carran, John Hughes, Alick Leslie, Craig J Kennedy

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    Abstract

    Historic lime mortars are complex materials that are often seen to contain lime lumps. The origin of lime lumps is debated and at present no single cause of formation has been agreed upon. An experiment to analyse the production of lime lumps within the early life cycle of a mortar was formulated to clarify this problem. This article presents the background and the early results of the burning and slaking of four selected samples.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publication2nd Conference on Historic Mortars - HMC 2010 and RILEM TC 203-RHM final workshop
    EditorsJ Válek, C Groot, J J Hughes
    PublisherRILEM
    Pages437-445
    Number of pages9
    ISBN (Electronic)978-2-35158-112-4
    Publication statusPublished - 2010

    Publication series

    NameRILEM Proceedings
    Volume78
    ISSN (Print)1461-1147

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