INFLUENCE OF HEAD JOINTS AND UNREINFORCED RENDERING ON SHEAR BEHAVIOUR OF LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE MASONRY

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2011

Authors

Sousa, R. (Author) FEUP; Hipólito Sousa (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 9TH AUSTRALASIAN MASONRY CONFERENCE

Pages: 515-522

9th Australasian Masonry Conference

Univ Auckland, Queenstown, NEW ZEALAND, FEB 15-18, 2011

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ISI Web of Knowledge - 2 Citations

Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Civil engineering

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00P-5XS

Abstract (EN): This paper deals with the experimental evaluation of the influence of some aspects in masonry behaviour, applied to a new masonry system developed in Portugal for an industrial company. The aspects analysed were the influence of unfilled/filled vertical joints and the influence of unreinforced mortar rendering on shear (in-plane) behaviour. The analysis was made through a comparison between experimental results obtained from standard diagonal tension tests. The paper focuses mainly on the experimental evaluation and on the results analysis.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 8