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Research Article Characterisation and mix specifcation of commonly used masonry mortars 1 1 2 Julian Thamboo  · Navodi Jayarathne  · Amith Bandara © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 Abstract The proper selection and execution of mortar are imperative processes in the masonry construction. While there are diferent mortar designations available in standards; except their compressive strengths, the detail characteristics are seldom stated. The standards mainly outline mortar mix in volume proportion without any specifcation on consistency limits and water to cement ratio (w/c). This leads to inconsistency in mortar mix preparation and properties in real prac- tice. Thus an extensive experimental investigation was carried out to identify suitable consistency and w/c limits of fve commonly used masonry mortars to detail the mortar mix specifcation. The research was divided into three phases. The properties of mortar constitutive materials were characterised in the frst phase of the research. In the second phase, the fresh properties such as bulk density, air content, and consistency were measured for those mortars with possible two diferent w/c ratios. Then dry density, water absorption, sorptivity, porosity, compressive strength, fexural strength and shrinkage were determined for hardened mortars. Further the mortars were casted in non-absorbent and absor- bent moulds to compare the infuence of casting conditions on the hardened properties. Thereafter the third phase of experimental testing was carried out to determine the suitable consistency and w/c ratio thresholds for those masonry mortars. Finally from the results, detail specifcation of those masonry mortars in terms of w/c, consistency and target compressive strength is recommended. Keywords Masonry · Cement mortar · Cement-lime mortar · Compressive strength · Consistency · Water cement ratio 1 Introduction