Technology and behavior of rubble masonry mortars

摘要

Rubble masonry mortars are distinct to the masonry mortar joints due to the different construction techniques used and the prerequisites concerning their behavior in the structure. In the present work, physico-chemical and mineralogical examination of rubble masonry mortars is performed on the development of cohesion and adhesion bonds. A working hypothesis on production technology is deduced consequently. Recent collapses of the rubble masonry at several bastions of the knights' period in the Medieval fortifications of Rhodes allow for sampling.