Mortar, a bonding agent between construction materials, is predominantly a combination of liquid, fine aggregate, sand, surki, etc. and binding products such as concrete, lime, etc. Mortar uses in different construction processes made it a very necessary product for civil engineering.
Some of the numerous functions of mortar in construction are given below:
- Mortar is used in brick or stone masonry to tie the bricks or stones together.
- For equal distribution of stress over the mattress, it is used to provide a comfortable even bed between different layers of brick or stone masonry.
- To render walls solid, it is used to fill the gaps between bricks or rocks.
- It is used in concrete as a matrix.
- It is used to conceal the joints and improve the appearance of plastering operations.
- It is used for molding and ornamental purposes.