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DRY MORTAR [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Binders and Mastics (Constr.)
  • Masonry Practice
DEF

Mortar which contains just enough water for an appropriate set but which is not sufficiently moist to make it sticky.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Liants et mastics (Construction)
  • Maçonnerie
DEF

En maçonnerie [...] mortier qui contient juste assez d'humidité pour le faire prendre convenablement mais qui n'est pas suffisamment mouillé pour le rendre collant.

OBS

Gâcher : Incorporer de l'eau dans un liant, ou dans les constituants secs d'un mortier ou d'un béton, et procéder au malaxage pour obtenir une pâte homogène et plus ou moins plastique, apte à la mise en œuvre. Gâcher serré, c'est gâcher en une pâte épaisse, avec le minimum d'eau nécessaire pour obtenir un matériau plastique [...]

Spanish

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