Mortar

-        Study by means of binocular magnifying glass of a mortar sample. 

-        Colour study by means of binocular magnifying glass of a mortar sample.

-        Study by means of thin layer and stone-graphical microscope of a mortar sample. 

-        Granulometry by means of sieving. 

-        Granulometry by means of laser technology.

-        X-Ray Difraction. 

-        Thermal-gravimetric analysis of a mortar sample. 

-        Chemical analysis by fluorescence. 

-        Determining of the adherence tension between the recovering mortar and the "in situ" brick masonry. 

-        Determining of the adherence tension between mortar and masonry at the laboratory. 

-        Mortar plaster, preparation of 3 prismatic test-tubes of 40 x 40 x 160mm, curation and flexure-traction and compression test at the Laboratory. .

-        Qualitative determining of the soluble salts type presence in a mortar sample brought to the laboratory, by means of analysis rods (sulfates, nitrates/nitrites and chloride, pH).

-        Qualitative determining of the sulfates presence in a mortar sample.

-        Quantitative determining of the chloride presence in a mortar sample.

-        Determining of the carbonating depth.

-        Determining of the cement content. 

-        Determining of porosities an densities.

-        Absortion of water by capillarity. 

-        Absortion of liquid water (hidrofugation) 3 Karsten pipettes.

-        Determining of the lineal retraction during the first stages of products for structural unions.    

-        Fissure control and binocular magnifying glass of fix "U". 

-        Determining of the fiability coefficient of a sand sample for elaborating mortars and concretes.

-        Determining of the consistance of a mortar by means of shaking table.

-        Determining of the water vapour permeability of the polishing and plastering hardened mortars.

-        Determining of the hardening (beginning and end).

-        Determining of the volume stability.

-        Determining of the cut resistance, following the methodology described in UNE-EN 2409:2007 of "Paints and varnishes. Test by reinforced mesh cut". (This norm is applied by lack of regulation in the field of mortars).