Civil Engineering - Building Materials - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Building Materials - Section 1 (Q.No. 1)
1.
In a mortar, the binding material is
Answer: Option
Explanation:
A mortar is a mixture of binding material, water, and fine aggregate (such as sand or surkhi). The binding material is typically cement, which is a powder made of a mixture of calcined limestone and clay. When mixed with water, cement forms a paste that hardens over time to bind the aggregate together and create a strong and durable building material. Sand and surkhi are both types of fine aggregate that are often used in mortars, and cinder is a type of coarse aggregate that is not typically used in mortars.
Discussion:
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Sonam tobgay said:
1 decade ago
Since cement contains binding properties (when it is mixed with water the chemical process called hydration is ignited).
Ram royals said:
1 decade ago
Mortar is binding materials mixture of cement and sand so used the cement is binding materials.
Kavya said:
1 decade ago
Concrete is a mixture of cement, coarse aggregates and fine aggregates (in 1:2:4 ratio, it may varies for different structures) , water.
Cement is used as binder, coarse aggregates are for strength, fine aggregates are used to fill the gaps of coarse aggregates, water is used to mix all the materials homogeneously.
Not only concrete, we can also use steel. But concrete have more resistance towards fire, and of less cost, maintenance cost is low as compared to steel so we use concrete in structures.
Disadvantage:
Steel can be reused but concrete can not be reusable.
Cement is used as binder, coarse aggregates are for strength, fine aggregates are used to fill the gaps of coarse aggregates, water is used to mix all the materials homogeneously.
Not only concrete, we can also use steel. But concrete have more resistance towards fire, and of less cost, maintenance cost is low as compared to steel so we use concrete in structures.
Disadvantage:
Steel can be reused but concrete can not be reusable.
Rakesh sahu said:
1 decade ago
Why use of concrete in structure?
M.Joseph. said:
1 decade ago
Cement have gypsum, due to which it is a binding material.
Uma Gayathri said:
1 decade ago
Cement is based on the mixing of cement, sand and water.
Sivasankar said:
1 decade ago
Cement is mainly a binding medium which when hardened with the other materials in a concrete produces a homogeneous mass. Sand is used to fill the voids between the Coarse aggregate in which cement is used to bind these two together.
Atiq Ahmad said:
1 decade ago
Mortar which is usually called refers to the mixture of cement sand and water whereas lime mortar refers to the mixture of lime sand and water but both are used as a binding material.
Ranjith said:
1 decade ago
Cement is a mixture of all things so that's why it is binding material in mortar.
Maheswari said:
1 decade ago
Cement mortar is the combination of cement and water. When water added into the cement it becomes pasty, so it is termed as binder.
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