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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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Lakshmi said:   1 decade ago
Mortar is mix of cement, sand and water. Cement plays a role of binder by its slurry nature due presents of minerals like Al, S, ash etc while mixing with water.

Robin sanwat said:   1 decade ago
Mortar is mix of cement, sand and water but after adding aggregate then we can say concrete so in mortar cement is a binding material.

Jagdish dangi said:   1 decade ago
Definitely mortar is binding material in mortar specially cement is used for binding purpose.

Vijay said:   1 decade ago
Cement is a soft, dried & packed in air tight, which gives solid mass on reaction with water. Hence cement is the binding material in mortar.

Eng. M. A. RIZVAN said:   1 decade ago
A mixture of lime called Mortar.

Taral patel said:   1 decade ago
A mortar is mixture of cement, sand and water. It's proportion depend on where it is use.

Vinaych said:   1 decade ago
Cement is the perfect binding material.

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.

Ranjith said:   1 decade ago
Cement is a mixture of all things so that's why it is binding material in mortar.

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.


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