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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Any cement used for mortar of masonry walls. Masonry cements usually start with a [ | + | 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 19:11, 12 January 2014
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
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000