Assessing the composition of 19th century lime mortars from a mission chapel in the former Hacienda de San Isidro de Mariquina Philippines

• Main Authors: Cayme, Jan-Michael C., Aurellano, Renz Matthew L., Cabral, Carmen Luisa P., Alonzo, Gellyn Ann R., Asor, Aniano N.
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2018
• Subjects: Mortars—Analysis; Lime; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Volumetric analysis; Chapels > Philippines > Marikina City; Materials Science and Engineering; Physics
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/4053
• Institution: De La Salle University

This paper presents the results of a chemical study on lime mortars manufactured during the Spanish Colonial Period in the Philippines. Lime mortar samples, MRK-01 and MRK-02, were obtained from the facade of a historical mission chapel in Marikina City. The nature of the aggregate and binder compon...