Influence of inorganic and organic additives on spectrophotometry of lime mortars

  • Judith Alejandra Velazquez Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
  • Wilfrido Martínez Molina Universidad Michaocana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
  • Elia Mercedes Alonso Guzmán Universidad Michaocana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
  • Hugo Luis Chávez García Universidad Michaocana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
  • Mauricio Arreola Sanchez Universidad Michaocana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo
Palabras clave: Spectrophotometry, lime, mineral additions, mortars, restoration

Resumen

Variation in colors in lime base mortars by adding materials like clay, manufacturing brick ash, quarry powder, and maize starch have been analyzed in this research. Such additions were compared with a sample mortar made only of sand and clay. In order to quantify the color, Chromatic coordinates, expressed in coordinates C.I.E. (L*, a* and b*) were measured. These analyses determine the median chromatic coordinates which are between red and yellow, maybe as orange. To design a mortar in that original color the measured values L*, a* and b* were taken into account. The present work shows the results of color of lime mortars which provides acceptable aesthetic results according to the original colors of the monuments that is intended to be restored but without diminishing the mechanical resistance of them.

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Biografía del autor/a

Judith Alejandra Velazquez, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo

Civil engineer specialist in restoration of ancient monuments and master’s student in environmental engineering from the Faculty of civil engineering of the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Master of science in environmental engineering, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Michoacan, Mexico. 

Wilfrido Martínez Molina, Universidad Michaocana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo

Civil engineer specialist in restoration of ancient monuments. Faculty of civil engineering, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Mexico. 

Elia Mercedes Alonso Guzmán, Universidad Michaocana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo

Civil engineer specialist in restoration of ancient monuments. Faculty of civil engineering, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Michoacán, Mexico. 

Hugo Luis Chávez García, Universidad Michaocana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo

Civil engineer specialist in restoration of ancient monuments. Faculty of civil engineering, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Mexico. 

Mauricio Arreola Sanchez, Universidad Michaocana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo

Civil engineer specialist in restoration of ancient monuments. Faculty of civil engineering, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Michoacan, Mexico.

Publicado
2017-07-03
Cómo citar
Velazquez, J. A., Martínez Molina, W., Alonso Guzmán, E. M., Chávez García, H. L., & Arreola Sanchez, M. (2017). Influence of inorganic and organic additives on spectrophotometry of lime mortars. Ge-Conservacion, 11, 292-299. https://doi.org/10.37558/gec.v11i0.511