Strength and elastic properties of stabilized mud block masonry using cement-soil mortars

Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 472-476

  Reddy, B V Venkatarama ^a   Gupta, Ajay ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Blocks; Earth structures; Masonry; Mortars; Soil cement; Stress strain relations

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTICITY; MORTAR; STRAIN; STRESSES;

BLOCK STRENGTH; CEMENT-SOIL MORTARS; MASONRY STRENGTH; MUD BLOCK MASONRY; STABILIZED MUD BLOCKS (SMBS);

SOIL CEMENT;

ELASTIC PROPERTY; MASONRY; MORTAR; STRENGTH;

EID: 33646697700     PISSN: 08991561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0899-1561(2006)18:3(472)     Document Type: Article

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