The article deals with the influence of complex mineral additive "chemical water treatment sludge + flask or fly ash" on the frost resistance of building mortars depending on the redispersible polymer powder dosage from 0 to 3%. According to the results of research after 100 freeze-thaw cycles, the condition RF/R0 > 1.2 is met, and the k value according to clause 5.2.4 of GOST 10060-2012 after 100–125 freeze-thaw cycles ranged from 0.94 to 1.73, the minimum value of the relative modulus of elasticity EF/E0 = 0.97, and the residual expansion deformation did not exceed 0.03%. Building mortars with fly ash have higher frost resistance according to the bending strength criterion in comparison with mortars with flask. The frost resistance criterion for bending strength is more “strict” than the criteria according to GOST 10060-2012. It is not advisable to use a dosage of RPP greater than 2% for the production of building solutions with increased frost resistance requirements.

Keywords: frost resistance of building mortars, frost resistance criteria, redispersible polymer powders, compressive and flexural strength, elastic modulus, permanent expansion deformation

Expert work has been carried out to establish quality indicators for three types of concrete paving slabs: "Auriko", "Paving stone", "New City". The tests were carried out on selected samples in accordance with GOST 17608-2017. According to the test results, it was determined that only the samples of "Paving stones" tiles meet the requirements of GOST, other types of tiles revealed non-compliance of the studied samples with GOST 17608 in terms of water absorption and frost resistance.Frost resistance tests for Aurico and Novy Gorod product samples were interrupted after 15 freeze-thaw cycles due to the destruction of the samples.

Keywords: paving slabs, concrete, compressive strength, frost resistance, surface defect "sink"

The article deals with the results of research on the influence of the dosage and composition of the complex mineral additive containing chemical water treatment sludge with gaize, burnt rock or fly ash. The result of investigation is the equation for the change in shrinkage deformations over the time for mortars containing a complex mineral additive in comparison with a standard mixture without additives. There is evaluating of the influence of changes in the mortar moisture on the amount of shrinkage deformation. On the base of the research, we astablished the dependences of shrinkage deformations on the moisture content of the mortar, according to the composition and dosage of the complex mineral additive. The study revaels the influence of a complex mineral additive on shrinkage deformations. The equation has been obtained that describes the change in shrinkage deformations depending on the relative humidity and it has been shown that the tested mortars with a rational composition and dosage of a complex mineral additive with an average air humidity of the driest month in Rostov-on-Don of 47% will not exceed 0.55 mm/m . Shrinkage deformation with the ratio of the complex additive with fly ash or burnt rock 20-30% are 0.42-0.79 relative to the additive-free standard.

Keywords: dry construction mixture, shrinkage, mineral additive, mortar, chemical water treatment sludge, burnt rock, fly ash

The work deals with the results of research on the influence of complex mineral additive: chemical water treatment sludge with burnt rock or fly ash or gaize. The rational content of chemical water treatment sludge in the complex additive was determined to be 50%. The relationship between compressive strength, flexural strength and W/C ratio, bettwen the flexural strength, E-modulus and the compressive strength were obtained. Complex mineral additive into fine grain concrete does not lead to a decrease in flexural strength and does not increase the E-modulus of fine grain concrete. The average range of the E-modulus of fine grain concrete with complex mineral additive practically coincide with those in Russian National Standart 56378 - 2015. The use of chemical water treatment sludge for fine grain concrete at amount of 20% of complex additive of a rateable composition instead of part of the cement provided to increasing of compressive strength at an equal W/C ratio relatively to the non-additive standard by 7 - 20%, and the flexural strength by 12 - 22% .

Keywords: miniral additive, tensile strength, modulus of elasticity, gaize, fly ash, burnt rock, chemical water treatment sludge

Expert work has been carried out to determine the causes of the low adhesion strength of hand-molded ceramic bricks with Maxpol colored masonry mortar. The tests were carried out in accordance with GOST 24992 on 6 series of samples aged 7 and 28 days of hardening. The adhesion strength in the series of tested samples at 7 days of age, which were washed with running water, is 54% higher compared to the samples that were not treated.The compressive strength of Maxpol colored masonry mortar meets the requirements of technical specifications 23.64.10-001-79211444-2017 . The adhesion strength in the masonry meets the requirements of technical specifications only in a series of hand-molded bricks that have been treated with running water at the age of 28 days.

Keywords: ceramic brick, colored masonry mortar, adhesion strength, compressive strength, separation area