Characterisation of pre-romanesque and Romanesque mortars from Prague castle

0332732 - ÚTAM 2010 RIV DE eng C - Conference Paper (international conference)
Zeman, Antonín - Válek, Jan
Characterisation of pre-romanesque and Romanesque mortars from Prague castle.
12th Euroseminar on Microscopy applied to building materials. Dortmund: Technische universitat Dortmund, 2009 - (Middendorf, B.; Just, A.; Klein, D.; Glaubitt, A.; Simon, J.), s. 501-507. ISBN 978-3-00-028697-1.
[Euroseminar on Microscopy applied to building materials /12./. Dortmund (DE), 15.09.2009-19.09.2009]
R&D Projects: GA ČR(CZ) GA103/07/1467
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z20710524
Keywords : historic mortars * romanesque mortars * provenance of filler
Subject RIV: JN - Civil Engineering

Historic mortars from various remnants of structures built in pre-Romanesque and Romanesque period at Prague castle were characterised by means of optical microscopy. The investigated mortars showed differences in their filler composition. The mortar binders also demonstrated richness in variety including: clay and lime-clay binders, various lime based binders, lime binders containing binder related particles, and lime binders with brick dust. Careful selection of aggregate and mortar preparation showed relatively well advanced masonry technology for the early lime and stone buildings in the Czech region.
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