Department of Civil and Structural Engineering,Tarbiat Modares University
Abstract
To de ne failure under biaxial stress, a three-dimensional surface in terms of two principal
stresses and their orientation to the bed joints is required. This article describes a series of biaxial
compression tests on full-scale brick specimens. Tests were performed on square unreinforced grouted
brick masonry specimens with the principal compressive stresses oriented at 0 and 90 degree angles to
the bed joints, and a failure surface was obtained in terms of these parameters. Test results indicated
that the masonry strength under equal biaxial compression is higher by about 36% on average than that
under uniaxial compression; the in
uence of joint orientation is very insigni cant and negligible for these
models.
Tasnimi, A., Mohammadi, M., & Badarloo, B. (2009). Failure Criteria of Unreinforced Grouted Brick Masonry Based on a Biaxial Compression Test. Scientia Iranica, 16(6), -.
MLA
A.A. Tasnimi; M.S. Mohammadi; B. Badarloo. "Failure Criteria of Unreinforced Grouted Brick Masonry Based on a Biaxial Compression Test". Scientia Iranica, 16, 6, 2009, -.
HARVARD
Tasnimi, A., Mohammadi, M., Badarloo, B. (2009). 'Failure Criteria of Unreinforced Grouted Brick Masonry Based on a Biaxial Compression Test', Scientia Iranica, 16(6), pp. -.
VANCOUVER
Tasnimi, A., Mohammadi, M., Badarloo, B. Failure Criteria of Unreinforced Grouted Brick Masonry Based on a Biaxial Compression Test. Scientia Iranica, 2009; 16(6): -.
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