The use of mortars and plasters has been widespread in many cultures for thousands of
years and these materials are found in the vast majority of built cultural heritage. They play a …

Employing ceramic wastes in lime mortars for the restoration of historic buildings has
environmental, cultural, social, and economic benefits. This study deals with the possibility of …

Mortars, like any other natural and artificial stone materials, are subject to atmospheric
weathering agents which affect their durability according to the intrinsic characteristics of the …

This article studies the influence of biopolymeric viscosity-modifying admixtures with water-
retentive function on the physico-mechanical properties of natural hydraulic lime-based …

The delamination process of plasters applied for the repair work of historical walls was often
caused by humidity phenomena or physical-mechanical cycles stress. In this paper a new …

Renders, plasters and masonry mortars based on natural hydraulic lime (NHL) are very
common materials in the alpine area of Tyrol as shown by numerous application fields in …

Natural hydraulic lime (NHL) is a common binder material in historic mortars and becomes
increasingly used in recent restoration works for the preservation of cultural heritage. These …

Well preserved mortars based on natural hydraulic lime are widely spread in historical
buildings throughout the alpine area of Tyrol, Austria. These are frequently restored with …

Sažetak In the midst of the various environmental challenges and the ever-growing global
appetite for energy, renewable sources are boldly stepping up to rival the longstanding …

Lime has been used in masonry mortars for millennia, and many old buildings remain
standing today with purely lime technology, despite its low compressive strength compared …