Creep deformation of clay masonry structures: A parametric study

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 67-80

  Sayed Ahmed, Ezzeldin Y ^a   Shrive, Nigel G ^a   Tilleman, Dan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Creep; Creep ratio; Masonry; Moisture condition; Mortar type; Specific creep

Indexed keywords

CLAY; CREEP; MOISTURE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; VISCOELASTICITY;

CLAY MASONRY; MOISTURE CONDITION;

MASONRY CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 0031988639     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l97-026     Document Type: Article

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