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Data Sheets 11 Mortar testing. Issue 7
Publication Year
2023
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Details 4 principle forms of testing: production control, performance, compliance and analytical. Discusses 2 relevant standards, testing mortar constituents, fresh mortar and hardened mortar.
Document History
Replaces Data Sheet 11 Mortar testing. Issue 2 (MPAM, 2020). First published 1979. Issue 1, January 2001. Issue 2, January 2005, Benefits of factory produced lime: sand mortar for masonry. Issue 3, August 2015, Benefits of factory produced lime: sand mortar for masonry. Issue 1, May 2017, Mortar testing. Issue 2, Feb 2020, MPA Mortar. Issue 6 September 2020, MPA Mortar. Issue 7, October 2023, MPA Mortar.
Publisher Information
MPA Mortar
MPA Mortar, was previously known as the Mortar Industry Association (MIA) until 2020. It is a component part of the Mineral Products Association (MPA), the trade association for the aggregates, asphalt, cement, concrete, dimension stone, lime, mortar and silica sand industries. MPA Mortar members provide products manufactured to internationally and long-established production technology, ensuring consistently high quality standards.
c/o Mineral Products Association
1st Floor
297 Euston Road
London
MPAM
UK
Website: www.mortar.org.uk
Email: mpamortar@mineralproducts.org
Tel: 0203 978 3400
