Civil Engineering - Building Materials - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Building Materials - Section 1 (Q.No. 1)
1.
In a mortar, the binding material is
cement
sand
surkhi
cinder.
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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Soubhagya said:   1 decade ago
Mortar is used in different proportions in many applications where it is used?

Jamil khan said:   1 decade ago
Mortar is consists of binding material, sand, and water. So we use cement mostly for paste. Because cement have cementitious property and it tightly bind aggregates.

Shilpi singh rajpoot said:   1 decade ago
Mortar is the mixture of cement, sand. Aggregate and water. It may be in different-2 ratios. The setting time of cement is minimum in all those of aggregates and that is 30 minutes. So thats why, in mortar cement is the binding material.

Jitndrakumar said:   1 decade ago
Cement is hardness of binding.

Riyaz said:   1 decade ago
In a motor cement is a binding material aggregates gives strength and sand is used to fill the space in between aggregates and to give better finish.

Karan said:   1 decade ago
Mortar is a mixture of cement sand and water.

And its ratio varies depending upon where it is used.

Sundar said:   1 decade ago
Mortar: A cup-shaped receptacle made of hard material, in which ingredients are crushed or ground, used esp. in cooking or pharmacy.


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