Review of Water Ingress Characteristic of Stressed Masonry

Autor:	Fouad M. Khalaf, A. Kermani, C. J. Tait
Rok vydání:	2001
Předmět:	Brick Engineering business.industry Building and Construction Structural engineering Masonry Brick and mortar Penetration test Cracking Mechanics of Materials Ultimate tensile strength General Materials Science Geotechnical engineering Mortar business Brickwork Civil and Structural Engineering
Zdroj:	Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. 13:332-339
ISSN:	1943-5533 0899-1561
Popis:	Studies have found that over 80% of total water ingress occurs at the brick/mortar interface and not through the brick unit or the mortar. The interface between the brick and mortar is influenced by the tensile bond strength between the two, which is highly affected by the applied load on the structure. However, numerous and often innovative laboratory testing techniques have been developed to assess water ingress under realistic weather conditions, but they consider only unstressed panels. One of the main objectives of this paper is to identify how crucial is the changing of loading direction and applied stress level on the formation of cracks and eventually on water ingress at the brick/mortar interfaces in masonry walls. The paper also presents some of the results from a research program carried out recently on stressed brickwork masonry, which shows that stressing has a fundamental and quantifiable effect on controlling water ingress.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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