Experimental Investigation on the Shear Strength of Masonry Prisms

Farjad, Sahar

Experimental Investigation on the Shear Strength of Masonry Prisms

dc.contributor.advisor	Shrive, Nigel
dc.contributor.author	Farjad, Sahar
dc.contributor.committeemember	Sudak, Les Jozef
dc.contributor.committeemember	Wong, Ron Chik-Kwong
dc.date	2024-11
dc.date.accessioned	2024-05-16T20:18:03Z
dc.date.available	2024-05-16T20:18:03Z
dc.date.issued	2024-05-13
dc.description.abstract	Masonry structures are used ubiquitisly all over the world from many years ago till today. However, there are still lots of unknowns in terms of their behavior. These ambiguities become even more significant when the structure is exposed to the shear loads. In addition, the Canadian masonry standard has been the focus of numerous studies, and it was shown that this standard might be improved in many aspects regarding the shear strength of masonry. In this study, first the variability of the mortar joint thickness in both brick and concrete block masonry was explored. Then, considering these variation, experimental tests were conducted to investigate the effect of mortar joint thickness on the shear strength of triplet masonry prisms made with concrete blocks. With regard to the conflict that exist in the literature about the effect of mortar type on the shear strength, it was another parameter investigated by a series of experiments. As evidenced by the results of this study, mortar type in fully grouted (FG) and partially grouted (PG) prisms was not an influencing parameter on the shear strength, as well as mortar joint thickness of fully-grouted prisms. It was shown that joint thickness did affect the shear stiffness though. In fact it was argued that mason experience and proficiency affect the shear stiffness and not the shear strength of FG prisms in this study. However, this study showed that mortar joint thickness does have some effect on the shear strength in hollow masonry prisms. According to the results the higher joint thickness showed less shear strength. Although to conclude this as a general rule, more experiments are required.
dc.identifier.citation	Farjad, S. (2024). Experimental investigation on the shear strength of masonry prisms (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1880/118759
dc.identifier.uri	https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/43602
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher.faculty	Schulich School of Engineering
dc.publisher.institution	University of Calgary
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dc.subject	Masonry
dc.subject	Shear strength
dc.subject	Experimental
dc.subject.classification	Engineering--Civil
dc.title	Experimental Investigation on the Shear Strength of Masonry Prisms
dc.type	master thesis
thesis.degree.discipline	Engineering – Civil
thesis.degree.grantor	University of Calgary
thesis.degree.name	Master of Science (MSc)
ucalgary.thesis.accesssetbystudent	I do not require a thesis withhold – my thesis will have open access and can be viewed and downloaded publicly as soon as possible.