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  2. Lime mortar - Wikipedia

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    For preservation purposes, Type N and Type O mortars are often used. A Type N mortar is 1 part Portland, 1 part Lime and 6 parts sand or other aggregate (1:1:6). A Type O mortar is 1 part Portland, 2 parts Lime and 9 parts sand or other aggregate (1:2:9). Straight lime mortar has no Portland, and 1 part Lime to 3 parts sand or other aggregate.

  3. Portland cement - Wikipedia

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    Portland cement is also used in mortars (with sand and water only), for plasters and screeds, and in grouts (cement/water mixes squeezed into gaps to consolidate foundations, road-beds, etc.). When water is mixed with portland cement, the product sets in a few hours and hardens over a period of weeks.

  4. Concrete - Wikipedia

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    Construction aggregates consist of large chunks of material in a concrete mix, generally a coarse gravel or crushed rocks such as limestone, or granite, along with finer materials such as sand. Cement paste, most commonly made of Portland cement, is the most prevalent kind of concrete binder.

  5. What's the Actual Difference Between Cement and Concrete? - AOL

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    When the water, aggregates, and Portland cement are combined, the mix starts to harden and solidify into the durable, rock-solid masses. Precast concrete is the type of concrete that’s poured ...

  6. Construction aggregate - Wikipedia

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    In Europe, sizing ranges are specified as d/D, where the d shows the smallest and D shows the largest square mesh grating that the particles can pass. Application-specific preferred sizings are covered in European Standard EN 13043 for road construction, EN 13383 for larger armour stone, EN 12620 for concrete aggregate, EN 13242 for base layers of road construction, and EN 13450 for railway ...

  7. Crushed stone - Wikipedia

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    Crushed stone has one of the lowest average by weight values of all mineral commodities. The average unit price increased from US$1.58 per metric ton, f.o.b. plant, in 1970 to US$4.39 in 1990. However, the unit price in constant 1982 dollars fluctuated between US$3.48 and US$3.91 per metric ton for the same period.

  8. CalPortland Company - Wikipedia

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    A third cement plant, in Mojave, California, began production in 1956. [4] In 1960, California Portland Cement reported net income of $7.3 million ($75.2 million in 2023). The following year, it formed a new subsidiary in Phoenix, Arizona Sand & Rock Company, to manufacture prestressed and ready-mixed concrete.

  9. Building material - Wikipedia

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    Sand is used with cement, and sometimes lime, to make mortar for masonry work and plaster. Sand is also used as a part of the concrete mix. An important low-cost building material in countries with high sand content soils is the Sandcrete block, which is weaker but cheaper than fired clay bricks. [13] Sand reinforced polyester composite are ...

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