RESEARCH ARTICLE
Preliminary Analysis of the Influence of Reinforced Mortar Coating on the Compressive Strength of Clay Bricks
A.C. Azevedo1, J.M.P.Q. Delgado1, A.S. Guimarães1, *, F.A.N. Silva2, R.A. Oliveira2
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2018Volume: 12
First Page: 71
Last Page: 82
Publisher ID: TOCIEJ-12-71
DOI: 10.2174/1874149501812010071
Article History:
Received Date: 03/01/2018Revision Received Date: 22/03/2018
Acceptance Date: 10/04/2018
Electronic publication date: 30/04/2018
Collection year: 2018
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode). This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Introduction:
This paper presents an extensive characterisation of materials and components used in non-structural masonry constructions in the region of Pernambuco, Brazil.
Methods:
An experimental study was carried out on a running bond of red clay prisms, of two and three ceramic blocks, with and without cement mortar coating, subjected to axial compression in order to enhance the capacity of masonry.
Results and Conclusion:
The experimental preliminary results indicate an increase both in the compressive load capacity of the coated prisms and in those that use coatings based on reinforced mortar, not complying with the specifications of conventional structural mortar.