| Abstract: | The suitability of clinker-activated high-slag cement mortars for use in brickwork construction and in rendered finishes, has been investigated. The study was carried out on a slag cement composed of 80% granulated slag, 15% clinker and 5% raw gypsum; its specific surface area was 4000 cm2/g. It was found that the slag cement mortars and cement-lime mortars of the proportions commonly used in practice, have higher water-retentivity than the corresponding mortars of ordinary Portland cement, and that their strengths are comparable to those of the latter mortars. |
