Category: Mortar

Water is used for construction purposes of Civil Engineering Works such as the construction of earth structures, highway construction, mortar and concrete works, etc. Although water is an important constituent of construction materials, it does not receive the attention due to it particularly in the construction of earth structures and highway construction. However, due importance…

Sand particles are small soil grains of silica. As per the Indian Soil Classification, particles of diameter greater than 0.075 mm and less that 4.75 mm are categorized as sand. Sand is naturally available and may be classified as (i) pit sand, (ii) river sand and (iii) sea sand. Sea sand is not suitable for…

The directly as a construction material unless they are combined with some other inert material like aggregates. Thus, a combined material formed by mixing intimately a binding material (cement or lime) with a fine aggregate (sand or surkhi) in a certain proportion and with an adequate quantity of water is called mortar. Here lime or cement…