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Aragón Torre, Guillermo Aragón Torre, Ángel Santamaría, Amaia Esteban, Alberto Fiol Olivan, Francisco 2026-01-12T10:41:11Z 2026-01-12T10:41:11Z 2019-07 0950-0618 https://hdl.handle.net/10259/11196 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.07.034 A commercial masonry rendering mortar is tested in this study of the classical correlation between structure and mechanical properties. Porosity, capillary absorption of water and mortar shrinkage are all analyzed. Special emphasis is placed on the development of mortar strength, stiffness, and damping characteristics including sound muffling. All these properties are related to the microstructure of the mortar in the hardened state and to its moisture content. The numerical results showed different values for the Young’s moduli of the rendering mortar under both tension and compression, and an outstanding capacity to dissipate vibrational energy. Freeze-thaw and wetting-drying durability tests were also performed on the mortar with good results. The authors wish to express their gratitude to: the Junta de Castilla y León (Regional Government) for funding UIC-231 through project BU119P17 also assisted with FEDER Funds; the Spanish Ministry through contract RTI2018-097079-B-C31 (MCIU/AEI/FEDER, UE), and finally, our thanks to the Basque Government research group (IT1314-19). application/pdf eng Elsevier Construction and Building Materials. 2019, V. 224, p. 825-849 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.07.034 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Rendering mortar Microstructure and porosity Shrinkage Stiffness Strength Damping Durability Materiales de construcción Ingeniería civil Building materials Civil engineering Physical and mechanical characterization of a commercial rendering mortar using destructive and non-destructive techniques info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Construction and Building Materials 224 835 849