Studies on Uniaxial compressive strength of laterite masonry prisms

International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 336-350

  Unnikrishnan, Sujatha ^a   Narasimhan, M C ^a   Venkatramana, Katta ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KARNATAKA   (India)

Author keywords

Cement mortar; Compressive strength; Finite element modeling; Laterite; Masonry; Modulus of elasticity

Indexed keywords

CEMENT MORTARS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; LATERITE; MASONRY; MODULUS OF ELASTICITY;

BUILDING MATERIALS; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS; MORTAR; PRISMS; SOILS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

CEMENT; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULUS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LATERITE; MASONRY; MORTAR; NUMERICAL MODEL; STRESS-STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TENSILE STRESS; UNIAXIAL STRENGTH;

EID: 79957542468     PISSN: 09745904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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