New test for determination of masonry tensile bond strength

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 725-732

  Khalaf, Fouad M ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bonding strength; Bricks; Joints; Masonry; Mortars; Tensile strength; Tensions

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); BRICK; CLAY; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); MORTAR; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURAL LOADS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING;

BOND WRENCH TEST; BRENCH TEST; CLAY BRICK; MASONRY WALLS;

MASONRY MATERIALS;

MASONRY;

EID: 28844459471     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0899-1561(2005)17:6(725)     Document Type: Article

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