LIME: THE CONSTRUCTION CHEMICAL

In construction, lime's traditional use is in mortar and plaster, because of its superior plasticity, workability and other qualities. Lime's dominant construction use today is in soil stabilization for roads, airfields, building foundations and earthen dams, where it upgrades low quality soils into usable base and subbase materials. It is also used as an additive in asphalt, in which it improves the cohesion of the asphalt, reduces "stripping "and retards the aging process. Dolomitic lime is also used in the production of masonry mortar and stucco, and high calcium lime is used in the production of aerated autoclaved concrete.

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