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hydraulic lime

raw materials, minerals, geology

A hydraulic binding medium for masonry and plaster mortars.

In comparison with cement, hydraulic lime does not completely set by hydration. However, it is malleable and has good water-retention capacity. Hydraulic lime is used in road building to improve or stabilize the earth.

Traveljournal 1846

Traveljournal 1851

  • Fischer, Johann Conrad: Tagebücher. Bearbeitet von Karl Schib. Schaffhausen 1951.
  • Hydraulischer Kalk. In: Brockhausʼ Kleines Konversations-Lexikon 5. Auflage, Band 1. Leipzig 1911, S. 841 (Zeno.org, Stand 25.2.2023).

Cite as: hydraulic lime. In: Travel Reports of a Pioneer: Digital Edition of the Travel Journals of Johann Conrad Fischer 1794–1851. Published by Franziska Eggimann. Edited by Franziska Eggimann, Nicolau Lutz, Valerija Rukavina und Christopher Zoller-Blundell. Schlatt 2023, Version 1.2, https://johannconradfischer.com/en/keywords/gfa-keywords-8472, viewed on 7 June 2025.