Strength and elasticity of brick masonry prisms and wallettes under compression |
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Authors: | K S Gumaste K S Nanjunda Rao B V Venkatarama Reddy K S Jagadish |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560 012, India |
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Abstract: | The characteristics of brick masonry are influenced by the properties of bricks and mortar. This paper attempts at studying
the properties of brick masonry using table moulded bricks and wire-cut bricks of India with various types of mortars. The
strength and elastic modulus of brick masonry under compression have been evaluated for strong-brick soft-mortar and soft-brick
strong-mortar combinations. Various sizes of prisms and wallettes have been tested during these experiments to study the size
effect and different bonding arrangements. The failure mechanisms of such specimens have been studied. Attempts are also made
to derive empirical relationships for masonry strength as a function of brick and mortar strength in the Indian context. |
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Keywords: | Brick Mortar Masonry Compressive strength Elastic modulus |
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