Print Email Facebook Twitter Literature review on the assessment of masonry properties by tests on core samples Title Literature review on the assessment of masonry properties by tests on core samples Author Jafari, S. (TU Delft Applied Mechanics) Esposito, R. (TU Delft Applied Mechanics) Rots, J.G. (TU Delft Structural Design & Mechanics; TU Delft Applied Mechanics) Contributor Quist, W.J. (editor) Granneman, S.J.C. (editor) van Hees, R.P.J. (editor) Date 2017 Abstract Starting point in this research is to find a quick and non-destructive method to characterize the mechanical properties of existing masonry. Tests on cylindrical cores have been recently introduced as a novel in-situ testing method to identify the properties of existing clay brick masonry. Currently, some researchers reported promising results, showing that the adopted methodology causes minor damage to the structures and it allows a direct estimation of the mechanical properties. To evaluate the mechanical properties of masonry, cores extracted perpendicular to the surface of a wall are subjected to the splitting tests, by which the compressive and shear properties of the masonry can be estimated. In the first case, previous studies adopted different core configurations (i.e. size and joint pattern) subjected to compressive load. In the second case, cores with only a single bed joint were used. In the literature, the coreswere tested in a way that the bed joint was rotated with respect to its original position. Consequently, a mixed compression–shear stress state is induced at the centre of the mortar joint. Subject Core, Unreinforced masonry (URM)Mechanical propertiesSlightly-destructive testIn-situ tests To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:74e330dc-5b25-4c4f-ba34-00528afacd5d Publisher WTA Nederland - Vlaanderen ISBN 978-90-79216-19-2 Source Proceedings of the 4th WTA International PhD Symposium Event 4th WTA International PhD symposium, 2017-09-13 → 2017-09-16, TU Delft, Delft, Netherlands Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type conference paper Rights © 2017 S. Jafari, R. Esposito, J.G. Rots Files PDF 20170917_wta_seminar_digi ... small2.pdf 1.18 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:74e330dc-5b25-4c4f-ba34-00528afacd5d/datastream/OBJ/view