After a century, it's still standing, but its bricks have begun to drop and break as, little by little, its lime mortar, exposed to temperature swings, crumbles and powders.

一个世纪之后，它还依旧耸立，但砖块早就开始剥落，一点一点地裂开；石灰砂浆也是如此，温差变化使其碎裂为粉末。

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Before the 19th-century invention of portland cement, masons used thin joints of lime mortar, which required greater precision than the thicker joints of portland-cement mortar and were not as strong.

在19世纪普通水泥发明之前，泥瓦匠使用石灰砂浆薄黏片，这种黏片比普通水泥砂浆的厚片更要求精确，但不是很坚固。

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Based on the analysis of the brick wall in force, this, article thoroughly discusses the affection of the lime and cement mortar in the brick wall.

本文在对砖墙体的受力形式进行分析的基础上，探讨了水泥石灰砂浆在砖砌体中的作用本质。

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The training on offer includes working with traditional timber windows, lime mortar walls and slate and lead roofs.

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They heated up all the old nails to straighten and reuse them, reused the old foundation stones, recreated the same lime mortar as originally used and had handmade windows made just as they would have been in the 18th century.

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