| Title |
Prism Compressive Strength of Non-structural Concrete Brick Masonry Walls According to Workmanship |
| Authors |
Shin, Dong-Hyeon ; Kim, Hyung-Joon |
| DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5659/JAIK_SC.2020.36.2.127 |
| Keywords |
Concrete brick masonry walls; Prism compression test ; Mortar bed-joint; Workmanship |
| Abstract |
Prism compressive strength is the most influential parameter to evaluate the seismic performance of non-structural concrete brick masonry
walls, and is affected by the practice and workmanship of masonry workers. This study experimentally investigates the influence of
workmanship on prism compressive strength throughout the compressive test with prism specimens constructed according to masonry
workmanship. To do this, the workmanship is categorized into good, fair, and poor conditions which are statistically evaluated with thickness
and indentation depth of bed-joints. Then, the effect of workmanship on the structural properties of masonry prisms is evaluated by
investigating relations between properties such as their compressive strength, elastic modulus and numerical parameters such as thickness,
filling of bed-joints. This study demonstrates that the indentation depth is more important parameter for structural properties of masonry
prisms and masonry prisms with loss in bed-joint area less than of 7% can be in fair condition. |