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    Workability of mortar is its ease of use measured by the flow of the mortar. Mortar flow is defined as the increase in diameter divided by the original diameter multiplied by 100. Laboratory mixed mortar, where conditions are more controlled, should have a flow of approximately 110. As mortar sits, its flow decreases, to maintain workability, water can be added, this is called retempering.

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    Workability of mortar is its ease of use measured by the flow of the mortar. Mortar flow is defined as the increase in diameter divided by the original diameter multiplied by 100. Laboratory mixed mortar, where conditions are more controlled, should have a flow of approximately 110. As mortar sits, its flow decreases, to maintain workability, water can be added, this is called retempering.

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    Workability of mortar is its ease of use measured by the flow of the mortar. Mortar flow is defined as the increase in diameter divided by the original diameter multiplied by 100. Laboratory mixed mortar, where conditions are more controlled, should have a flow of approximately 110. As mortar sits, its flow decreases, to maintain workability, water can be added, this is called retempering.

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    Lab1Construction
    ofMasonryWalland
    Prisms

    Generaldescription:
    Workabilityofmortarisitsease
    of use measured by the flow of
    the mortar. The standard flow
    tests uses a standard conical
    frustum shape of mortar with a
    diameter of four inches. This
    mortar sample is placed on a
    flowtableanddropped25times
    within15seconds.Asthemortar
    isdropped,itspreadsoutonthe
    flow table. The ititial and final
    diameters of the mortar sample
    areusedtocalculateflow.Flow
    is defined as the increase in
    diameterdividedbytheoriginal
    diameter multiplied by 100.
    Laboratorymixedmortar,where
    conditions are more controlled,
    should have a flow of
    approximately 110. In the field,
    mortar is usually mixed to a
    flow of about 130150. As
    mortarsits,itsflowdecreases,to
    maintain workability, water can
    be added, this is called
    retempering.Mortarshouldonly
    be retempered for the first two
    andahalfhours,afterthistime,
    anewbatchshouldbemixed.

    Lab
    MasonryWall
    InitialRateofAbsorption
    MixingMortar
    MortarWorkability
    MortarAirContent
    PrismConstruction
    Extras
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    LabEquipmentandMaterials
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