Abstract
The mixing stage is one of the most important step for the execution of the rendering mortar, since from the first contact of the solid materials with water a series of agglomeration and deagglomeration events in the system is verified. However, during the mortar processing in the buildings the use of different equipments, with distinct mixing concepts, makes this stage very uncontrolled. The main purpose of this work was to evaluate the influence of mixing condition during the processing of mortars with addition of air-entraining agent and formulated with different kind of Portland cement. The mixing was performed on a rotational rheometer in different rotational speed, but maintaining the total time of shear. Mixing and shear rheometry, and air-incorporation were the properties evaluated in the fresh state, while porosity, mechanical strength, dynamic elasticity modulus and air-permeability were used to evaluate the hardened state. Based on the obtained results, it could be stated that the variation of the rotational speed and the type of cement used impacted the properties of the compositions in the fresh and hardened states, mainly due to changes in the air-volume incorporated and, consequently, in the total porosity generated in the mortars.
Keywords:
mortar; CPIIF; CPIII; energy of mixing; rheometer
