In Situ Assessment of Stress Strain Curve for Masonry by Flat Jack Test
Tomme: 62 (66) Fascicle: 4 | 2016
Pages: 53-60
Abstract text:
In actual approach for masonry buildings regarding the structural analysis or assessment of the building behaviour during its lifetime, information about the existing stresses and effort in the structure and information about the material characteristics are strictly essential. The use of this tests in historic masonry buildings is facilitated by the fact that it can be done in any area of the building (wall, pillar and arch), allowing a comprehensive picture of the stress state and mechanical properties of masonry with a high degree of accuracy and speed of execution. This paper studies the testing methods with thin flat jacks from the specific literature point of view and an actual test is performed on an existing masonry building with two flat jacks in order to determine the characteristic curve for masonry.
Key Words:
flat jack method; masonry structures; stress-strain curve
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