Materials and Structures

, Volume 31, Issue 1, pp 11–15 | Cite as

MS-A.4 Determination of the durability of hardened mortar

RILEM Technical Committees RILEM TC 127-MS: Tests for Masonry Materials and Structures Recommendations
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Keywords

Cone Penetration Test Sulphate Attack Mirabilite Hydraulic Binder Fresh Mortar 
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A.4.9 Bibliography

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    EN 1015-4, ‘Methods of test for mortar for masonry-Determination of consistence of fresh mortar (by plunger penetration)’.Google Scholar

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