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Cement-lime mortars joining porous stones of masonries able to stop the capillary rise of water
✍ Scribed by A. Colantuono; S. Dal Vecchio; O. Marino; G. Mascolo; A. Vitale
- Book ID
- 103001211
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 523 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-8846
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✦ Synopsis
The capillary rise of water in porous stones of masonries can be stopped by interleaving appropriate cement-lime mortars between the building stones. The type of cement in the mortar influences the time requested for the formation of an impermeable lime layer, responsible of the phenomena.