Electronic speckle pattern interferometry observation of brick-mortar interface behaviour under compression

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1467-1474

  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; Deformation; Eccentric; Laser speckle technique

Indexed keywords

BRICK BUILDINGS; DEFORMATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MASONRY CONSTRUCTION;

BRICK-MORTAR INTERFACE; LASER SPECKLE TECHNIQUE;

MORTAR;

BRICK BUILDINGS; DEFORMATION; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MASONRY CONSTRUCTION; MORTAR;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPRESSION; ECCENTRICITY; FISSURE; INTERFEROMETRY; LASER; LOADING; MASONRY; MORTAR; SPECKLE; STRAIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 40449142215     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/L07-070     Document Type: Article

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