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REVISIONS
IT: ISSUE A - PRELIMINARY C - FOR INFORMATION E - FOR CONSTRUCTION G - AS BUILT
TYPE B - FOR APPROVAL D - FOR QUOTATION F - AS PURCHASED H - CANCELED

Rev. IT Description By Ckd. Appr. Auth. Date

0 C TO BE INCLUDED IN THE SPE RSF JC EMV MD 12/07/06

ADAPTED FOR USE AS A STANDARD
1 C RSF GH EMV MP 02/29/08
DOCUMENT FOR PROJECTS
2 C GENERAL REVISION ACC RVM MB PP 10/24/11

3 C GENERAL REVISION JRL LMM MB GJ 02/14/14

ITEMS 3.0, 4.0, 9.0 & 10.0 REVISED.

4 C INFORMATION CLASSIFICATION RPS LMM MB GCC 09/13/17
ADDED

This document is designed to advise and define guidelines for the development of Vale’s Projects. Its application and adequacy is under the
responsibility of the Project Team. Principles of safety and value maximization for Vale shall be taken into account.
Alternative solutions, that may be proposed by the contracted designers, should be directed to Vale's Project Team with the justification for
approval.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

ITEM DESCRIPTION PAGE

1.0 PURPOSE 3
2.0 APPLICATION 3
3.0 REFERENCE DOCUMENTS 3
4.0 CODES AND STANDARDS 3
5.0 DEFINITIONS 4
6.0 SCOPE 4
7.0 GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS 4
7.1 MORTARS 5
7.2 PASTES 6
8.0 SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS 6
8.1 MORTAR PREPARED ON-SITE 6
8.2 INDUSTRIAL MORTARS 8
8.3 FILLING AND LEVELING MORTAR 9
8.4 PASTES 10
9.0 HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS 10
10.0 QUALITY 10

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1.0 PURPOSE

This document defines technical requirements, general information and instructions for the
supply of mortars and pastes to be used at Vale facilities.

2.0 APPLICATION

This specification applies to all Vale project development and implementation areas.

3.0 REFERENCE DOCUMENTS

Documents listed below have been used in developing this document or include instructions
and procedures applicable to it. They shall be used in their latest revision.

CP-N-501E Environment Criteria for Engineering Designs

CP-R-501E Health and Safety Criteria for the Development of Engineering
Designs
GU-E-400E Glossary of Terms and Acronyms Used in Project Implementation

4.0 CODES AND STANDARDS

Codes and/or standards listed below have been used in developing this document or include
instructions and procedures applicable to it. They shall be used in their latest revision.

 ABNT - Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas (Brazilian Association for

Technical Standards)

NBR 5732 Cimento Portland Comum (Portland cement - Specification)

NBR 5733 Cimento Portland de alta resistência inicial (High early strength
Portland cement - Specification)
NBR 7200 Execução de revestimento de paredes e tetos de argamassas
inorgânicas - Procedimento (Render made of inorganic mortars
applied on walls and ceilings - Procedure for application)
NBR 7211 Agregados para concreto - Especificação (Aggregates for
concrete - Specification)
NBR 10908 Aditivos para argamassa e concreto - Ensaios de caracterização
(Admixtures for mortar and concrete - Characterization tests)
NBR 11768 Aditivos químicos para concreto de cimento Portland – Requisitos
(Chemical admixtures for Portland cement concrete -
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Requirements)
NBR 11801 Argamassa de alta resistência mecânica para pisos - Requisitos
(High strength mortar for floors - Requirements)
NBR 11905 Argamassa polimérica industrializada para impermeabilização
(Polymer industrialized mortar for waterproofing)
NBR 12989 Cimento Portland branco - Especificação (White Portland cement
- Specification)
NBR 13281 Argamassa para assentamento e revestimento de paredes e
tetos - Requisitos (Mortars applied on walls and ceilings -
Requirements)
NBR 14081-1 Argamassa colante industrializada para assentamento de placas
cerâmicas - Parte 1: Requisitos (Adhesive mortars industrialized
for the settlement of ceramic tiles Part 1: Requirements)

Vale requires full compliance with regulatory standards issued by the Brazilian Department of
Labor and Employment, as per ordinance 3214, from June 8 th, 1978, and its updates, as well
as full compliance with effective local legislation health and safety requirements.

Legal requirements shall always prevail over the requirements herein, except for the cases in
which the latter are more stringent.

5.0 DEFINITIONS

General definitions, common to the universe of project implementation, may be found on

GU-E-400E.

6.0 SCOPE

This specification’s scope includes the supply of materials, the preparation, the details and
the execution of mortars and pastes, in accordance with the technical characteristics,
guidelines, procedures and executive methodology described in the design, in this
specification and in the technical requisition.

7.0 GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS

Mortars and pastes specified herein are those usually used at works in general. For works
where local and environmental conditions require special materials, the design shall specify
them in accordance with specific requirements.

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7.1 MORTARS

7.1.1 Design

The mortar protection coating design shall define:

 The type of coating (with number of layers);

 Type of mortar;
 Layer thicknesses;
 Architecture and construction details (drip cap, joint, etc.);
 Most appropriate execution techniques;
 Quality standard for services.

These definitions shall be defined based on technological parameters, taking into account the
substrate and coating requirements in face of exposure conditions.

7.1.2 Classification

Mortars can be:

 Prepared on-site;
 Industrial: these are already prepared and dehydrated mortars. For
application, they need only to be mixed with water in accordance with the
proportions recommended by manufacturers.

Prepared on-site or industrial mortars can be:

 Simple: consisting of a binder (cement) and fine aggregate (sand), with the
possibility of specific admixtures being added in accordance with the
manufacturer's instructions;
 Waterproof: constituted by sand and cement mortar with water repellent
being added to the mass in accordance with the manufacturer's instruction;
 Regularization and leveling: these are suitable for slopes, keeping surfaces
plain, with finishes specified for each type of service. These are also used for
leveling foundations and bases of equipment or steel structures;
 Filling: mortars used in concrete joints, for filling cavities, for grouting and in
connections of precast reinforced concrete pieces.

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7.2 PASTES

General purpose cement pastes consist of cement, water in the ratio between 20% and 30%
over the weight of cement and, when specified, admixtures in the proportion recommended
by the manufacturer.

8.0 SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS

8.1 MORTAR PREPARED ON-SITE

8.1.1 Components

The basic components of mortars prepared on-site are:

 Water;
 Aggregates;
 Common Portland cement;
 White structural Portland cement;
 Portland cement with high early strength;
 Hydrated lime for mortar;
 Admixtures.

8.1.2 Material

Mortar prepared on-site shall consist of Portland cement, water, fine aggregate and, if
required, lime and admixtures. It can also contain other components as recommended in the
design.

8.1.2.1 Cement

The type of cement to be used is the common Portland type, as per standard NBR 5732.

Other types of cement may be used, provided they are specified in the design and comply
with the requirements in standards NBR 5733 and NBR 12989.

8.1.2.2 Fine Aggregate

Fine aggregates shall consist of compact, durable, chemically inactive or inert particles,
without harmful amounts of dirt. Usually, these consist of natural quartzose with maximum
dimension equal to or smaller than 4.8 mm.

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Fine aggregates granulometry shall be within the limits provided in standard NBR 7211.

8.1.2.3 Water

The water used in the mix shall be previously qualified and subject to approval by the
inspection team. It shall not contain harmful quantities of oils, acids, chlorides, sulfates,
organic matters or other impurities that may interfere in the cement hydration reactions and
affect the mortar final cure and aspect (color).

8.1.2.4 Admixtures

Admixtures in general may be used, in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations

and with approval by the inspection team. Admixtures shall comply with standards
NBR 10908 and NBR 11768.

8.1.3 Composition and use

The mortar composition (mix) shall be specified in accordance with its use, as per standard
NBR 13281.

The application of coating mortars shall comply with standard NBR 7200.

8.1.4 Classification

The suggested mortar class and application are specified in Table 8.1.

Table 8.1 – Suggestion for mortar mixes

MIX

SAND (2) MORTAR

SERVICE APPLICATION HYDRAT-
CLASS
CEMENT ED
LIME TYPE
QTY (3)

On masonry 1 - 4 GL A01
Roughcast
On concrete and ceilings 1 - 3 GL A02
Common bricks 1 2 8 GL A03
Bricklaying –
masonry Perforated bricks 1 1 5 GL A04
Hollow bricks 1 2 8 GL A05
Sealing, thickness between 14 and 19
1 0,5 8 GL A06
cm
Concrete
Sealing, 9 and 11.5 cm thick 1 0,5 6 GL A07
block laying
Structural, thickness between 14 and 19
1 0,25 3 GL A08
cm

Various Irregular stones 1 - 4 GC A09

masonries Hollow concrete blocks 1 - 3 ML A10

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MIX

SAND (2) MORTAR

SERVICE APPLICATION HYDRAT-
CLASS
CEMENT ED
LIME TYPE
QTY (3)

Indoors, for plaster - 1 4 ML A11

Indoors, for tiles and ceramic tiles (1) - 1 4 ML A12
Rough Indoors, for ceilings 1 2 9 ML A13
plastering
Outdoors, for plaster 1 2 9 ML A13
Outdoor, for ceramic tiles and mosaic
1 2 8 ML A14
tiles
Indoors, for painting and gluing - 1 4 FL A15
Outdoors, for painting - 1 3 FL A16
Plastering
Smooth bar (smooth cement layer) 1 - 2 FL A17
Ceilings - 1 2 FL A18
Floated, internal - 1 3 ML A19
Floated, outdoors 1 2 8 ML A14
Mortar
coating - one Horizontal waterproofing for masonry 1 - 3 ML A10
coat
Bare brick grouting 1 1 4 ML A20
Bare concrete block grouting 1 - 2 ML A21
Ceramic tiles 1 0,5 5 ML A22
Outdoors, for mosaic tiles 1 1 6 FL A23
Other laying
Parapets, floor parquet and paving 1 - 4 ML A24
Embedded pieces 1 - 3 ML A10
Leveling base for tiles 1 - 5 GL A25

Floor Leveling base for monolithic floors 1 - 3 GL A02

execution Leveling base for floor parquet 1 - 4 GL A01
Cemented floor 1 - 3 FL A26

Notes:
1 - With add-ins;
2 - Sand with 3% moisture.
3 - Sand symbology:
G - coarse; M - medium; F - fine (sifted);
C - common; L - washed.

8.2 INDUSTRIAL MORTARS

Industrial mortars shall be supplied by reliable manufacturers and suppliers, and their
effectiveness shall be evidenced by means of normalized tests.

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Mortars shall be specific to each purpose and shall be applied as per manufacturer
recommendations.

Mortars for brick laying and wall and ceiling coating shall comply with standard NBR 13281.

Industrial mortar for masonry and coating is basically constituted by Portland cement,
powdered minerals, hydrated lime, quartz sand and special admixtures. Materials shall
comply with provisions in item 8.1.2.

8.2.1 High strength mortar

High mechanical strength mortars, used on floors, shall meet the requirements in standard
NBR 11801.

The mortar type and the layer thickness shall be determined based on the stresses to which
the product will be subjected, such as abrasion, percussion, compression, temperature and
impacts. The frequency of such stresses shall also be considered.

The surface finish shall be in conformity with its objective and, therefore, it can be smooth,
rough, polished, floated, antiskid, ornamented, etc.

8.2.2 Dry-set mortar

It is a dry industrial product consisting of Portland cement, mineral aggregates and chemical
admixtures that, when mixed with water, form a viscous, plastic and adherent paste used to
lay ceramic tiles.

It shall meet the requirements in standard NBR 14081-1.

8.2.3 Polymer mortar

It is an industrial product used for waterproofing and consisting of cement, mineral

aggregates, admixtures and polymers.

It shall comply with the recommendations in standard NBR 11905.

8.3 FILLING AND LEVELING MORTAR

Filling and leveling mortars types can be:

 Normal (GN): it is applied to steel structures bases and to several types of

equipment, and shall be referred to in the design as "GN";
 No shrinkage (GS): it is used to fill in recesses, connections of precast pieces
and concrete joints, and shall be referred to in the project as "GS";

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 Special (GE): it is constituted by epoxy resin and used to level bases of

equipments subject to intense vibration (crushers, sieves), and shall be
referred to in the design as "GE".

Normal mortars consist basically of cement, washed sand and water. Component materials
shall comply with the provisions in item 8.1.2.

No shrinkage (GS) and special (GE) are industrial mortars.

8.4 PASTES

General purpose cement pastes are mixtures of cement and water. When specified or the
application requires, admixture are added.

Common Portland cement shall be used in accordance with standard NBR 5732.

Other types of cement may be used, as long as they are specified in the design and comply
with the requirements in standards NBR 5733 and NBR 12989.

9.0 HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT REQUIREMENTS

A risk analysis shall be performed for each situation and design in order to identify, not only
the risks associated to the equipment itself, but also those resulting from its interfaces with
other system equipment, as well as from the environment in which it is installed.

Health and safety requirements set forth in CP-R-501E and the environment requirements
set forth in CP-N-501E shall be complied with.

10.0 QUALITY

The quality assurance of service execution shall be extended to materials and equipment
supplied, and shall also include labor and materials required for replacement or repair of
components, object of the guarantee.

All records of inspections, corrections, design modifications, approvals and tests, including
those performed in field, shall be part of the project’s installation, operation and maintenance
guide. The records must contain all the necessary information to develop the “as built”
documents of the work.

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QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS

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