Strength And Elasticity Of Brick Masonry Prisms

Structural design in masonry requires a clear understanding of the behaviour of the compositeunit-mortar material under various stress conditions.The characteristics of brick masonry are influenced by the properties of bricks and mortar.This study has been investigated in two parts. Firstly, this paper, attempts at studying the properties of brick masonry using different bricks of Turkey with various types of mortars.The strength and elastic modulus of brick masonry under uniform concentric vertical loadshave been evaluated for strong-brick soft-mortar and soft-brick strong-mortar combinations.Various sizes of panels have been tested during these experiments to study the size effect and different bonding arrangements. The failure mechanisms of such specimens have been studied. Attempts are also made to derive empirical relationships for masonry strength as afunction of brick and mortar strength in the Turkey context

Effects of Brick and Aerated Concrete Infill Walls on Buildings

WOS: 000464010400025It has already been proved that infill walls have great impact on the behavior of the frame systems, especially under earthquake-like lateral loads. Infill walls are generally considered as partition members between spaces in concrete frame systems. They are generally included into calculations as dead loads exerted on beams, but they have various impacts on the behavior of frame-wall systems. Therefore, the well-known behavior of infill walls will have positive contributions. In the present study, a 10-story building was modeled with brick and aerated concrete infill walls. Window and door spaces were taken into consideration. Infill walls were modeled with the equivalent compression strut method. Changes in building rigidity, period, lateral displacement, base shear force and building behavior were investigated with relevant analyses.Scientific Research Projects Department of Cukurova University [MMF2008YL3]This study was supported by the Scientific Research Projects Department of Cukurova University (Project No: MMF2008YL3)

Effects of Brick and Aerated Concrete Infill Walls on Buildings

WOS: 000464010400025It has already been proved that infill walls have great impact on the behavior of the frame systems, especially under earthquake-like lateral loads. Infill walls are generally considered as partition members between spaces in concrete frame systems. They are generally included into calculations as dead loads exerted on beams, but they have various impacts on the behavior of frame-wall systems. Therefore, the well-known behavior of infill walls will have positive contributions. In the present study, a 10-story building was modeled with brick and aerated concrete infill walls. Window and door spaces were taken into consideration. Infill walls were modeled with the equivalent compression strut method. Changes in building rigidity, period, lateral displacement, base shear force and building behavior were investigated with relevant analyses.Scientific Research Projects Department of Cukurova University [MMF2008YL3]This study was supported by the Scientific Research Projects Department of Cukurova University (Project No: MMF2008YL3)