Title:
Model for Cyclic Compressive Behavior of Brick Masonry
Author(s):
Krishna Naraine and Sachidan Sinha
Publication:
Structural Journal
Volume:
88
Issue:
5
Appears on pages(s):
592-602
Keywords:
aggregate interlock; building codes; compatibility methods; concrete slabs; cracking (fracturing); failure mechanisms; prestressed concrete; reinforced concrete; shear properties; dowels; shear strength; tensile stress; transverse shear; Design
DOI:
10.14359/3151
Date:
9/1/1991
Abstract:
A geometrical model for the uniaxial cyclic compressive behavior of brick masonry is presented. The model determines several focal points in the uniaxial stress-strain plane based on the geometrical properties of the experimental cyclic stress-strain curves, from which a common-point curve, a stability-point curve, plastic-strain curves, and multilinear reloading curves can be determined. The test results used in this paper are based on an experimental program conducted on brick masonry specimens 700 x 700 x 230 mm constructed with bricks 230 x 110 x 70 mm and a 10 mm thick bed joint mortar. The model facilitates the reproduction of these curves without accompanying calculations.