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A factory-made mixture of dry components containing in a certain proportion mineral and polymer binders, fillers and modifying (functional) additives for various purposes, used in construction, reconstruction, restoration and major repairs of buildings and structures. According to GOST 31189.
A mixture of hydraulic binders, aggregates and organic additives. According to EN 12004.
Ceramic tiles and slabs cut to a given length from a strip formed by an extruder from plastic mass. According to EN 14411.
Substances included in the composition of dry mixtures and capable of forming new chemical compounds and/or physicochemical bonds after mixing with water, and which, as a result of subsequent physicochemical processes, provide the properties of the hardened mortar mixture. According to GOST 31189.
Water absorption is determined as a percentage by mass in accordance with EN ISO 10545-3.
A floor layer that serves to level the surface of the underlying floor layer or ceiling, give the floor covering on the ceiling a given slope, cover various pipelines, and distribute loads across the non-rigid underlying layers of the floor on the ceiling. According to SNiP 2.03.13-88.
The maximum force per unit surface area measured in a shear or tensile test. According to EN 12004.