Date of Award
2009
Publication Type
Master Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.Sc.
Department
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Keywords
Engineering, Structural.
Supervisor
Das, Sreekanta (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Rights
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Abstract
Compression parallel to the bed joint occurs due to flexure in masonry beam elements. Currently, it is believed that there is a reduction in the compressive strength of masonry when it is loaded parallel to the bed joint. It is also believed that this reduction is larger when the webs of the blocks are present in the compression zone, causing an interruption in the grout. This study was undertaken to investigate the effect of loading parallel to the bed joint, as well as web interruption, on the concrete masonry compressive strength. A detailed experimental study using 29 prism and 12 beam specimens was completed. It was found that the compressive strength parallel to the bed joint reduces as web interruption increases. However, the compressive strength parallel to the bed joint is higher than the compressive strength normal to the bed joint which contradicts current belief.
Recommended Citation
Ring, Thomas, "The Influence of Horizontal Grout Continuity on the Compressive Stength of Concrete Block Masonry" (2009). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 93.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/93