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In surkhi mortar _________ is used as binding material.(a) Lime(b) Cement(c) Surkhi(d) SandThis question was posed to me in semester exam.My enquiry is from Load Bearing Walls topic in portion Load Bearing Walls of Construction & Building Materials

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The correct choice is (a) Lime

Easiest explanation: There are various types of mortar AVAILABLE like lime mortar, CEMENT mortar, cement-lime mortar, surkhi mortar, MUD mortar, GAUGED mortar, etc. In surkhi mortar, lime is used as the BINDING material while surkhi is used as the fine aggregate.



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