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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
Any cement used for mortar of masonry walls. Masonry cements usually start with a [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=portland%20cement portland cement] base with hydrated [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=lime lime], crushed [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=limestone limestone], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=diatomaceous%20earth diatomaceous earth], or granulated [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=slag slag] additions to aid in spreading.
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Any cement used for mortar of masonry walls. Masonry cements usually start with a [[portland cement]] base with hydrated [[lime]], crushed [[limestone]], [[diatomaceous earth]], or granulated [[slag]] additions to aid in spreading.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==

Revision as of 18:11, 12 January 2014

Wall of granite with cement mortar

Description

Any cement used for mortar of masonry walls. Masonry cements usually start with a Portland cement base with hydrated Lime, crushed Limestone, Diatomaceous earth, or granulated Slag additions to aid in spreading.

Synonyms and Related Terms

"mortier de ciment (Fr.); plâtre à enduit (Fr.); argamassa de cimento (Port.)

Authority

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 173
  • Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
  • Ivan Myjer, contributed information, 1998

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