Reconstruction of historic building elements is often
necessary in adaptive re-use projects. Optimally this is
performed with as much original material as can be sal-
vaged. However, the use of hydraulic lime mortars in
reconstructed masonry can lead to long curing time
and excessive deformation under mechanical loadsThe authors would like to thank V. Wirix from Denys NV
and F. Noë from VK Engineering for their support of the
on-site work, and WTA-NL-VL for the financial supportPostprint (published version
