Mechanical and Durability Performance Improvement of Natural Hydraulic Lime-Based Mortars by Lithium Silicate Solution

Natural hydraulic lime (NHL) as a building material has been widely used to restore the historic structure. However, the slow growth rate of strength and durability limits its engineering application. In this work, the NHL-based mortars were pretreated by lithium silicate (LS) solution impregnation...

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Main Authors: Zijian Song, Zhongyuan Lu, Zhenyu Lai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/22/5292