Brick-mortar interface effects on masonry under compression

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1475-1485

  Vermeltfoort, A T ^a   Martens, D R W ^a   Van Zijl, G P A G ^b,c  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brick mortar interface; Compressive loading; Deformation measurements; Mechanical behaviour; Stiffness; Strength

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MEASUREMENT THEORY; STIFFNESS;

BRICK-MORTAR INTERFACE; DEFORMATION MEASUREMENTS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR;

MASONRY MATERIALS;

BEARING CAPACITY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MASONRY MATERIALS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; STIFFNESS;

BEARING CAPACITY; COMPRESSION; FISSURE; JOINT; LOADING; MASONRY; MORTAR; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH;

EID: 40449114732     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/L07-067     Document Type: Article

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