The influence of mortar strength on the mechanical behavior of ceramic and concrete structural masonry blocks

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https://doi.org/10.18227/rct.v6i0.6582

Abstract

This paper analyses the influence of mortar strength on the mechanical behavior of ceramic and concrete structural masonry blocks. Experimental tests of uniaxial compression were carried out on blocks as well as prisms, with mortar strengths lower, higher and within the limits of the Brazilian standard recommendation. The characteristic resistance of prisms (fpk) was lower than the blocks (fbk) in all combinations. The lowest decreases in strength occurred for both materials in the prisms with mortar strength within the limits indicated by the Brazilian standard. In addition, the ceramic materials were more sensitive to the variation on the mortar strength when compared to the concrete blocks.

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Author Biographies

Giovani Jordi Bruschi, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)

Graduação em Engenharia Civil - Universidade Regional Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões (URI) Campus Erechim

Mestrando Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Civil (PPGEC) Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)

Gian Marcelo Gaio, Universidade Regional e Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões URI - Campus de Erechim

Graduado em Engenharia Civil - Universidade Regional e Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões URI - Campus de Erechim

Gilson Francisco Paz Soares, Universidade Regional e Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões URI - Campus de Erechim

Graduado em Engenharia Civil - UFSM
Doutor em Engenharia - Área de Mecânica dos Sólidos - UFRGS
Professor do Departamento de Engenharias e Ciência da Computação Universidade Regional e Integrada do Alto Uruguai e das Missões URI - Campus de Erechim

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Published

30/09/2020

Issue

Vol. 6 (2020)

Section

Civil Engineering and its Applications