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When these mortars are formulated and characterized, the influence of the substrate on their characteristics is not taken into account. To study the influence of the substrate on the mortar characteristics, it is necessary to apply the mortar on the substrate, and after its hardening process, to detach it, test it, and then compare its characteristics with those of standard specimens subjected to standard tests. The central problem focuses on detaching the mortar without damaging it, in order to obtain specimens suitable for testing. For this, a fibreglass mesh, positioned at the mortar\u2013substrate interface, can be used to facilitate the detachment in the experimental program. The objective of the present study is to understand if the fibreglass mesh influences the characteristics of the detached mortar. The methodology adopted was as follows: mortars were applied to the substrates, both using the mesh (with the net positioned at the mortar\u2013substrate interface) and without using the mesh, and after hardening, they were detached and tested; then, the independent sample t-test was used to evaluate the differences between the results obtained for the mortars applied with the mesh and without the mesh. As a result, it was concluded that the use of the mesh does not significantly influence the macrostructural properties studied. The relevance of the present study lies in the development of an experimental methodology that allows for the characterization of mortar\u2019s behaviour after its application on the substrate, i.e., that enables the substrate\u2019s influence to be considered in the formulation of each mortar.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/coatings12081091","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,8,1]],"date-time":"2022-08-01T21:01:24Z","timestamp":1659387684000},"page":"1091","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["The Use of Fibreglass Mesh in the Experimental Characterisation of Applied Coating Mortars"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9059-1232","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rafael","family":"Travincas","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"DEC, CERIS, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Poliana","family":"Bellei","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"DECivil, Instituto Superior T\u00e9cnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-004 Lisbon, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Isabel","family":"Torres","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra, Rua Lu\u00eds Reis Santos\u2014P\u00f3lo II, 3030-788 Coimbra, Portugal"},{"name":"IteCons\u2014Institute for Research and Technological Development in Construction Sciences, Rua Pedro Hispano, s\/n, 3030-289 Coimbra, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4038-6748","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"In\u00eas","family":"Flores-Colen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CERIS, Instituto Superior T\u00e9cnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649-004 Lisbon, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1385-5388","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Gina","family":"Matias","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"IteCons\u2014Institute for Research and Technological Development in Construction Sciences, Rua Pedro Hispano, s\/n, 3030-289 Coimbra, Portugal"}]},{"given":"Dora","family":"Silveira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"IteCons\u2014Institute for Research and Technological Development in Construction Sciences, Rua Pedro Hispano, s\/n, 3030-289 Coimbra, Portugal"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,8,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Veiga, M.R. 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