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Shear Strength Criteria and Related Tests for Brick Masonry

Shear Strength Criteria and Related Tests for Brick Masonry Shear Strength Criteria and Related Tests for Brick Masonry A.W. Hendry Edinburgh, Scotland sible for the frictional component to come into play until I. INTRODUCTION the bond shear had been overcome. Nevertheless, it de- Masonry walls are frequently required to resist vertical scribes the behaviour of test specimens, both large and load together with in plane (racking) shear force. Con- small, and has to an extent been rationalised by Mann siderable attention has been given, over many years, to and Muller (1982) and by Dialer (1991). defining criteria of failure under these conditions and Beyond the validity of equation (1), a different rela- to the development of related test methods whereby the tionship prevails but this is likely to be outside the range design strength may be determined. Page et al. (1982) of practical design compressive stress and is not con- reviewed work up to the early 1980's since when there sidered here. In applying the Coulomb type equation, have been developments in test methods. Drawing on problems arise from difficulty in defining this limit and this work, the intention of this paper is to suggest suit- in devising a test which will reliably measure the pa- able criteria http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Advances in Structural Engineering SAGE

Shear Strength Criteria and Related Tests for Brick Masonry

Hendry, A.W.
Advances in Structural Engineering , Volume 1 (2): 7 – Apr 1, 1997
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Copyright © 1997 Multi-Science Publishing Co. Ltd. 107 High Street, Brentwood, Essex CM14 4RX, UK
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Shear Strength Criteria and Related Tests for Brick Masonry A.W. Hendry Edinburgh, Scotland sible for the frictional component to come into play until I. INTRODUCTION the bond shear had been overcome. Nevertheless, it de- Masonry walls are frequently required to resist vertical scribes the behaviour of test specimens, both large and load together with in plane (racking) shear force. Con- small, and has to an extent been rationalised by Mann siderable attention has been given, over many years, to and Muller (1982) and by Dialer (1991). defining criteria of failure under these conditions and Beyond the validity of equation (1), a different rela- to the development of related test methods whereby the tionship prevails but this is likely to be outside the range design strength may be determined. Page et al. (1982) of practical design compressive stress and is not con- reviewed work up to the early 1980's since when there sidered here. In applying the Coulomb type equation, have been developments in test methods. Drawing on problems arise from difficulty in defining this limit and this work, the intention of this paper is to suggest suit- in devising a test which will reliably measure the pa- able criteria

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Published: Apr 1, 1997

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