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Mortar

Binding paste

Mortar is a workable paste of sand, a binder and water that hardens to bind masonry units such as stones, bricks and concrete blocks together, filling and sealing the gaps between them and spreading their weight evenly; the most common modern binder is Portland cement, though the ancient binder lime is still used in specialty construction. This entity is the generic sense of the material, used when a building's own source states only "mortar" without naming its binder, distinct from the atlas's already-carried Lime Mortar entity, which is reserved for a source that specifically states a lime binder.

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Charminar, Buildings and Structures
Source Charminar (Wikidata)
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Source Scaligero Castle (Sirmione) (Wikidata)
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Source Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque (Wikidata)
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Source Vithalbhai Haveli (Wikidata)
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Mortar (masonry) (Wikipedia)
Introduction
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Mortar is a workable paste which hardens to bind building blocks such as stones, bricks, and concrete masonry units, to fill and seal the irregular gaps between them, spread the weight of them evenly, and sometimes to add decorative colours or patterns to masonry walls. Bricklayers typically make mortars using a mixture of sand, a binder, and water. The most common binder since the early 20th century is Portland cement, but the ancient binder lime is still used in some specialty new construction.
Wikidata: Mortar (masonry)
Wikidata Q189566
Charminar (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Charminar, Infobox material field: granite, limestone, mortar and pulverized marbleView the Source
Vithalbhai Haveli (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Vithalbhai Haveli, Infobox material field: Wood, lime, mortar, stone, bricksView the Source
Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, Infobox material field: Stone; bricks; mortar; marble; ceramic tilesView the Source
Scaligero Castle (Sirmione) (Wikidata)
Wikimedia FoundationSeen In: Scaligero Castle (Sirmione), Infobox material field: bricks, stone and mortarView the Source
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