Review of recent progress on the compressive behavior of masonry prisms

GH Nalon, JCL Ribeiro, LG Pedroti, RM da Silva… - … and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Masonry prisms have been widely used in research and quality control of masonry
structures, as they are simplified models that can represent the interaction between different …

Compressive strength and deformation characteristics of concrete block masonry made with different mortars, blocks and mortar beddings types

T Zahra, J Thamboo, M Asad - Journal of Building Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
Concrete hollow block masonry is widely used in North American and Australasian countries
because it enables to accommodate grouting and reinforcement to resist higher axial and …

Experimental investigation on mode I fracture behavior of sandstone after grouting filling under three-point bending

W Wang, H Su, H Zhao, L Yu, C Wu - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2023 - Elsevier
The widespread presence of fissures in natural rock masses poses numerous challenges to
the design and construction of rock engineering. As an effective reinforcement method …

[HTML][HTML] Application of bagging ensemble model for predicting compressive strength of hollow concrete masonry prism

A Sharafati, SBHS Asadollah, N Al-Ansari - Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
In the current research, a newly developed ensemble intelligent predictive model called
Bagging Regression (BGR) is proposed to predict the compressive strength of a hollow …

Reliable unit strength correlations to predict the compressive strength of grouted concrete masonry

J Thamboo, M Sathurshan, T Zahra - Materials and Structures, 2024 - Springer
Compressive strength of grouted concrete masonry is an important parameter to design
reinforced/grouted concrete masonry walls. The design standards stipulate two methods to …

Experimental study on axial compressive behavior of rubberized interlocking masonry walls

A Al-Fakih, MMA Wahab, BS Mohammed… - Journal of Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
The behavior of rubberized interlocking masonry walls is substantially influenced by the
properties of the waste materials used, which makes them behave differently from …

Influence of prism geometry on the compressive strength of concrete masonry

A Abasi, R Hassanli, T Vincent, A Manalo - Construction and Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
The compressive strength of concrete masonry depends on the dimensions of the test
prisms. The available international masonry codes apply correction factors based on the …

Experimental investigation on the effectiveness of lateral restrainers to the vertical steel in reinforced masonry walls under axial compression

T Zahra, J Thamboo, M Asad, M Song - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Reinforced masonry (RM) walls are mostly used in low to mid rise residential/industrial
buildings in cyclonic and seismic regions. They are conventionally constructed with grout …

Experimental and practical investigation of reinforcement mechanism on permeable polymer in loose area of drainage pipeline

X Du, H Fang, K Liu, B Li, N Wang, C Zhang… - … and Underground Space …, 2023 - Elsevier
Permeation grouting is one of the important methods of anti-seepage reinforcement when
the drainage pipes crosses loose diseases caused by leakage. With the development of …

Predicting compressive strength of grouted masonry using machine learning models with feature importance analysis

N Sathiparan - Materials Today Communications, 2024 - Elsevier
Grouted masonry, a technique employing grout-filled hollow concrete blocks, offers superior
strength to conventional hollow blocks. Existing methods rely on empirical equations that …