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Physical and mechanical characterization of a commercial rendering mortar using destructive and non-destructive techniques Aragón Torre, Guillermo Aragón Torre, Ángel Santamaría, Amaia Esteban, Alberto Fiol Olivan, Francisco Rendering mortar Microstructure and porosity Shrinkage Stiffness Strength Damping Durability 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. 2026-01-12T10:41:11Z 2026-01-12T10:41:11Z 2019-07 info:eu-repo/semantics/article 0950-0618 https://hdl.handle.net/10259/11196 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.07.034 eng Construction and Building Materials. 2019, V. 224, p. 825-849 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.07.034 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional Elsevier