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Mechanical behavior
of brick masonry panels under uniaxial compression
Hacer Bilir Özhan and Ismail Hakki Cagatay |
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Vol. 9 (2014), No. 4, 385–395
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Abstract |
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Structural design in masonry requires clear understanding of the behavior of the composite unit-mortar material under various loading conditions. The mechanical characteristics of brick masonry are influenced by the individual properties of the bricks and the mortar. The results of an experimental study focused on the properties of brick masonry using different combinations of bricks and mortars are presented in this paper. The strength and the elastic modulus of brick masonry under uniform concentric vertical loads have been investigated for strong mortar (M:1:3 cement-sand) and weak mortar (M:1:6 cement-sand) arrangements. The failure mechanisms of the infill walls with horizontal coring bricks have also been examined. |
Keywords
brick, brick masonry, mortar, masonry compressive strength,
modulus of elasticity
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Milestones
Received: 2 December 2013
Revised: 30 January 2014
Accepted: 25 March 2014
Published: 19 October 2014
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Authors |
| Hacer Bilir Özhan | |
| Asisstant Professor Department of Civil Engineering Bursa Orhangazi University 16350 Bursa Turkey |
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| Ismail Hakki Cagatay | |
| Professor Department of Civil Engineering Çukurova University 01330 Adana Turkey |
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