Tube-Jack Testing for Irregular Masonry Walls: Regular Masonry Wall Testing.

Autor: Manning, Elizabeth, Ramos, Luís, Fernandes, Francisco
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Zdroj: Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation; Sep2016, Vol. 35 Issue 3, p1-13, 13p
Abstrakt: This paper presents the continued development of a novel non-destructive testing method termed tube-jack testing. The goal of the tube-jack system is to provide an enhanced and less destructive method than traditional flat-jack testing for determination of mechanical characteristics and local stress states in irregular masonry walls. Single tube-jack tests were performed, using previously developed rubber tube-jacks, in regular masonry walls of granite and cement-lime mortar. A traditional flat-jack test was also performed in the same masonry wall. Conclusions suggest that tube-jacks are successful in applying pressure to the masonry at low stress states. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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