Flowability in crushed sand mortar

Autor: O. A. Cabrera, L. P. Traversa, N. F. Ortega
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání: 2010
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Zdroj: Materiales de Construccion, Vol 60, Iss 300, Pp 115-130 (2010)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0465-2746
1988-3226
DOI: 10.3989/mc.2010.50909
Popis: The present experimental study explored the relationship between mortar flowability and the voids content in crushed sand to determine the effect of grain shape and surface texture as well as dust content on the behaviour of fresh mortar. The findings revealed a close correlation between voids content and the volume of paste needed for mortar to begin to flow as a continuous material, mortar flowability and the water content needed to attain a given flowability. The comparison of the empirical findings to the results obtained with the Larrard (1, 2) model provided further information on the effect of sand grain morphology on fresh mortars.
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