Mortar plays a major role on the strength and durability characteristics of masonry structures.
While the mortar is in confined state in masonry, generally the unconfined compressive …

Masonry material characteristics such as compression stress-strain behavior and the
relationships between brick, mortar, and masonry compressive strengths are required for the …

The results of axial compression tests on masonry prisms can be the basis for determining
the design capacity of masonry elements since several building codes permit the …

In this study, the suitability of determining masonry compressive strength by using the
following two moderately destructive techniques was evaluated:(i) testing bricks and mortar …

The objective of this paper is to develop a simple and accurate empirical formula to predict
the compressive strength of ungrouted hollow concrete block masonry fm′. A large …

Brick masonry plays an important role in the field of construction, signifying the need to study
the nature of behaviour of masonry in different conditions and compositions. In this paper …

Strength and deformation characteristics of masonry under uniaxial compression are
researched over decades using prisms and wallettes; however, correlation between these …

This paper considers the compressive strength of masonry composed of mortar and clay
bricks. By collecting data from published experimental results, the main objective is to …

A large number of historical buildings of Iran are made of brick masonry with gypsum mortar.
For structural assessment of the buildings, information about the mechanical properties of …

This paper presents an extensive experimental characterization of Pakistani brick masonry
walls under different brick and mortar typologies. The investigation involves separate tests …