Identification of mortars in the Ottoman era in Algeria through historical documentation and laboratory analyses

Abstract eng:
In the Algerian traditional and historical architecture, there is a variety of mortars which were used as: jointing mortar and finishing mortar. We found out that they were different according to their regions and cities. Although Algeria conceals a very rich patrimonial park, our interest is mainly focused on the mortars used in the buildings in the Ottoman Era. Through a specific historical documentation of the Ottoman Empire, which is constituted by the registers of the property “Habus”, we were able to identify all the used materials, the manufacturing of various mortars and especially their implementation. The archival information was compared to the analyses of mortar samples. Samples of mortars were collected and described in situ, and a number of laboratory tests were carried out to determine their physical characteristics, chemical and mineralogical compositions.

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