Structural Engineering and Mechanics
Volume 24, Number 5, 2006, pages 585-599
DOI: 10.12989/sem.2006.24.5.585
Influence of bed joint orientation on interlocking grouted stabilised mud-flyash brick masonry under cyclic compressive loading
Maqsud E. Nazar and S. N. Sinha
Abstract
This paper describes a series of laboratory tests carried out to evaluate the influence of bed joint orientation on interlocking grouted stabilised mud-flyash brick masonry under uniaxial cyclic compressive loading. Five cases of loading at 0o, 22.5o, 45o, 67.5o and 90o with the bed joints were considered. The brick units and masonry system developed by Prof. S.N. Sinha were used in present investigation. Eighteen specimens of size 500 mm
Key Words
interlocking brick; grout; uniaxial; cyclic loading; envelope curve; common point; stability point; stress-strain hysteresis.
Address
Maqsud E. Nazar; Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd., Sector 29, Gurgaon (Haryana)-122001, India<br />S. N. Sinha; Civil Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi-110016, India