{"id":5762,"date":"2024-10-18T17:23:05","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T17:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/workhouse.sweetdishy.com\/?p=5762"},"modified":"2024-10-18T17:23:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T17:23:06","slug":"properties-of-mortar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/workhouse.sweetdishy.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/18\/properties-of-mortar\/","title":{"rendered":"PROPERTIES OF MORTAR"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In general, the properties required for a good mortar are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. The workability of mortar should be easy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Setting should be quick, particularly in constructions that have a faster turnaround time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Should be capable of developing good adhesion with building units such as bricks, stones, etc.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Should be in a position to develop the designed stresses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Should not react with the material on contact and affect its durability.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Cracks should not be formed on the plastered surface.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Joints should be intact and not peel off or crack, particularly in pointing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Should have high durability.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Should be comparatively cheap.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    In general, the properties required for a good mortar are as follows:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5667,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[623],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-6-mortar"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/workhouse.sweetdishy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/cement-mixing.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/workhouse.sweetdishy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/workhouse.sweetdishy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/workhouse.sweetdishy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/workhouse.sweetdishy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/workhouse.sweetdishy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5762"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/workhouse.sweetdishy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5762\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5763,"href":"https:\/\/workhouse.sweetdishy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5762\/revisions\/5763"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/workhouse.sweetdishy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/workhouse.sweetdishy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/workhouse.sweetdishy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/workhouse.sweetdishy.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}