Towards a better understanding of hot-mixed mortars for the conservation of historic buildings: the role of water temperature and steam during lime slaking
Abstract According to various historic accounts and material evidence, the practice of producing lime mortars by mixing the quicklime with the sand (i.e. hot-mixing) before first slaking it with water was much more common in the past centuries than appreciated by most contemporary academics, conserv...
Main Authors: | , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
SpringerOpen
2021-06-01
|
Series: | Heritage Science |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-021-00546-9 |