Influence of Mineral Additives on Strength Properties of Standard Mortar

In the article, the authors presented the results of research on the assessment of the effect of selected mineral additives on the strength properties of the standard mortar. The modification of the composition of the standard mortar made on the basis of CEM I 42.5R cement and quartz sand consisted of using seven selected mineral additives in the form of compacted microsilica, Mikrosill microsilica, limestone flour, glass flour, glass granulate, basalt flour, and fly ash in the amounts of 10 and 20% in relation to cement as its substitute. Reducing the share of cement in the standard mortar by 10% has a beneficial effect on improving the compressive strength by over 40% with the addition of microsilica, and in the case of bending strength, even by 10%.