<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><?Xpress productLine="ncc-clause" ?><clause id="_70f3c147-53c2-4b03-b657-b51f6691793c" outputclass="ncc-clause"><meta><facet building="Class 2"/><facet building="Class 3"/><facet building="Class 4"/><facet building="Class 5"/><facet building="Class 6"/><facet building="Class 7a"/><facet building="Class 7b"/><facet building="Class 8"/><facet building="Class 9a"/><facet building="Class 9b"/><facet building="Class 9c"/><facet climate="Climate zone 8"/></meta><sptc>5.6.3</sptc><title id="_61d2d05e-d667-4af1-b60d-1481f9901e0b">Mortar mixes</title><archive-num>2019: 3.3.5.4</archive-num><subclause id="_665fc7ab-a98b-4fa2-b27e-f5c873cdc504" outputclass="subclause"><title id="_faacfcd4-3d08-4c05-933b-52a86c413e0a">SubClause</title><num>1</num><p>Mortar used for masonry construction must comply with AS 3700 or AS 4773 except that the mortar may be mixed by volume in the proportions stated in <xref format="dita" href="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/355_0.11.0.xml#_e616e005-9c05-4738-84e5-0be04dd9e0fa" id="_474f6a60-48b1-4ef2-adde-5c0c114148fd" referencetype="Text" scope="local" synctargettext="false" type="table-reference">Table 5.6.3</xref>.</p></subclause><table-reference conref="/tmp/QppServer/Publishing/5e2c1f63-e589-4ce1-95e8-5c3e286a7aff/355_0.11.0.xml" graph="None" id="_e616e005-9c05-4738-84e5-0be04dd9e0fa"><num>5.6.3</num><title id="_e3662912-a7aa-463c-9dad-7e755a577dae">Acceptable mortar mixes</title><table id="_8e3656a6-9190-4542-a180-68eb8843bb38" keycol="1"><tgroup cols="3"><colspec colname="001" colnum="1" colwidth="215.70*"/><colspec colname="002" colnum="2" colwidth="108.15*"/><colspec colname="003" colnum="3" colwidth="108.15*"/><thead><row><entry morerows="1">Masonry unit exposure classification</entry><entry nameend="003" namest="002">Mortar mix by volume <sup id="_046a7e44-07c0-4e0c-aef2-8e597f312251">Note 1 </sup>Cement: lime: sand</entry></row><row><entry>General use</entry><entry>Suitable for concrete masonry <sup id="_4085760a-8dca-407a-9a35-eff30a8845e3">Note 2</sup></entry></row></thead><tbody><row><entry>Protected</entry><entry>1:2:9</entry><entry>1:0:5</entry></row><row><entry>General purpose</entry><entry>1:1:6</entry><entry>1:0:5</entry></row><row><entry>Exposure class</entry><entry>1:0.5:4.5</entry><entry>1:0:4.2</entry></row></tbody></tgroup></table><desc-note id="_ea064272-278e-400a-970d-88da07c22664"><ol outputclass="numbered"><li id="_7b0ddbe6-0a6f-43b8-b597-221c6a62be27">Additives may be used provided they comply with the appropriate specified rate.</li><li id="_bc9336e0-ed46-4b74-983b-e141b64a0c49">Mortar mixes for masonry require the use of methyl cellulose water thickener.</li></ol></desc-note></table-reference></clause>