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[[File:Boiccatura.jpg|right|thumb|350 px|Mortar being poured to join [[masegno|stones]] in the [[Street Pavement]]<ref>
The "Masegne" of Venice. Methodology of intervention in the pavement history of Venice. ,Insula spa.</ref>]]
Many of the street pavements in Venice are made up of traditional [[Masegno]] stones joined together with mortar. The jointing processes known as [[Giunto Fugato]] and [[Giunto Fugato con Stilatura a Ferro]] both use mortar to fill in gaps (known in italian as ''fuga'') and join the stones together after they have been properly laid down. In general mortar is made up of a mixture of mostly sand and water with small amounts of other additives.

==''Malta di Calce''==
This is mortar with a lime based powder additive.<ref name="lb"/>

==''Malta bastardo''==
This is a mixture of a couple different types of mortar.<ref name="lb"/>

==''Malta di Calce Idraulica''==
This is the most commonly used mortar when laying [[Street Pavement|Pavement]] in Venice. This particular mortar is designed to set even when water is present, making it ideal for the constantly flooded streets of Venice.<ref name="lb"/>

== Cement ==
[[File:Bowl_damage.jpg|right|thumb|250 px|an example of a cement joint causing stone degradation]]The use of cement in jointing stones is FORBIDDEN.<ref name="lb">Ing. Lorenzo Bottazzo, November 2011</ref> Cement causes a number of problems to the stones and overall pavement. First of all cement is more impermeable than the [[masegno|Stones]] causing water to pool on the stone which creates puddles in the street and leads to the deterioration of the stone. In addition when trying to remove the stones for any type of [[Street Maintenance]] cement tends to stick to the stones, making the whole process much harder and causing stones to be cracked, damaged and discarded<ref name="lb"/>.
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==See Also==
*[[Giunto Fugato]]
*[[Giunto Fugato con Stilatura a Ferro]]
*[[Street Pavement]]

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==External Links==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortar_(firestop) English Wikipedia article on mortar]

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Mortar (''Malta'') - Revision history

Admin: Admin moved page Mortar(''Malta'') to Mortar (''Malta'')

Admin at 04:03, 13 January 2014

Atsiros: Created page with "stones in the Street Pavement The "Masegne" of Venice. Methodology of intervention in..."