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Mortar
About: Mortar is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 25024 publications have been published within this topic receiving 218739 citations.
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TL;DR: In this article, Wood waste ash (WWA) was used in mortar as a partial cement replacement (0, 10% and 20%) material to ascertain applicability in concrete, and an extensive experimental program was carried out on mortar containing WWA to assess strength and durability parameters (Carbonation and ASR).
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TL;DR: In this article, the effects of high volume waste ceramic powder (WCP) inclusion on the mechanical and microstructure properties of alkali activated mortars (AAMs) exposed to elevated temperatures were reported.
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TL;DR: In this article, an experimental and quantitative analysis of capillary transport across the interface brick-mortar joint in masonry is presented, where the influence of curing conditions is analyzed by considering three types of mortars: cured in a mould, between capillary wet and dry bricks, and a decrease in moisture inflow for the mortars cured between bricks.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a modified two-dimensional dual mortar method for piecewise linear finite elements is developed that overcomes this deficiency and is demonstrated on a model problem, and mathematical analysis is provided to demonstrate the optimal convergence and stability of the new method.
Abstract: Dual mortar method formulations have shown to be a very effective and efficient way for interfacing (e.g. tying, contacting) dissimilar meshes. On the other hand, we have recently found that they can sometimes perform quite poorly when applied to curved surfaces in some solid mechanics applications. A new modified two-dimensional dual mortar method for piecewise linear finite elements is developed that overcomes this deficiency and is demonstrated on a model problem. Furthermore, mathematical analysis is provided to demonstrate the optimal convergence and stability of the new method. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the porosity and pore size distributions are pore structure parameters which have a direct effect on the permeability of cement paste as well as its durability, and they have been found that an increase in polymer loading has resulted in a significant reduction in porosity in polymer-modified mortars.
Abstract: The porosity and pore size distributions are pore structure parameters which have a direct effect on the permeability of cement paste as well as its durability This paper is based on laboratory programs comparing the porosity, pore size distributions and water absorption with varying ageing processes of three commercial polymer-modified mortars (SBR, PAE and VAE) as well as unmodified conventional mortar mixes exposed to different curing conditions It was found that an increase in polymer loading has resulted in a significant reduce in porosity and water absorption in polymer-modified mortars Furthermore, the SBR3 mix exhibited the most superior properties of the study in all conditions at different ages of curing
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