Applicability of rheometers to characterizing earth mortar behavior. Part I: Experimental device and validation

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1465-1472

  Azeredo, Givanildo ^a   Morel, Jean Claude ^b,c,d   Lamarque, Claude Henri ^b,c,d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^d CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Adobe; Earth mortar; Masonry; Rheology; Sustainable development; Workability

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RHEOLOGY; RHEOMETERS; SOIL CEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ADOBE; CONSTITUTIVE LAW; EARTH MORTAR; EXPERIMENTAL DEVICES; EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE; MASONRY; RHEOLOGICAL PARAMETER; WORKABILITY;

MORTAR;

EID: 49149129339     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1617/s11527-007-9343-9     Document Type: Article

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