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Water permeability assessment of alternative masonry systems
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In this paper, the authors discuss water penetration resistance studies on conventional brick/block masonry for variations in construction types and materials adopting ASTM E 514-90 procedure, and the relative performance of solid as well as hollow interlocking block masonry system developed by the authors, with conventional masonry is reported.About:
This article is published in Building and Environment.The article was published on 2003-07-01. It has received 31 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Masonry & Masonry veneer.read more
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Latent Building Defects: Causes and Design Strategies to Prevent Them
TL;DR: In this article, failure mechanisms that caused design-related latent defects and the design parameters that could prevent these defects were investigated. But, the design strategies that could successfully prevent triggering these defects include aligning material performance against adverse weather conditions, preventing imp- pacts from occupants and loads, preventing water leakage, improving specifications and improving design clarity, details, and layout.
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Assessment of Defects at Construction and Occupancy Stages
TL;DR: In this article, the authors look into the differences among the defects that occurred during construction and 2 to 6 years after initial occupancy and find that the defects at both periods were very different.
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Predicting the initial rate of water absorption in clay bricks
TL;DR: In this paper, the effect of product characteristics and processing conditions on the initial rate of water absorption of 15 clay bricks was investigated and the influence of porosimetric parameters (amount, size and tortuosity of pores) as well as of phase composition (amount of calcium-silicates and amorphous phase) was established.
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Flexural strength of compressed stabilized earth masonry materials
TL;DR: In this article, the flexural strength of compressed stabilized earth masonry walls can be in the range of 025-N/mm 2 or above which can be comparable with conventional masonry such as burnt clay brickwork.
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Contribution of humidity to the degradation of façade claddings in current buildings
TL;DR: In this article, the effects of humidity on facade claddings are analyzed based on the statistical results of six similar expert inspection systems focused on adhesive ceramic tiles, natural stone clads, wall renderings, painted rendered walls, External Thermal Insulation Composite System (ETICS), and architectural concrete surfaces.
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Water movement in porous building materials—II. Hydraulic suction and sorptivity of brick and other masonry materials
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the effect of the temperature dependence of the sorptivity and absorption of organic liquids on a variety of building stones, bricks, mortars and plasters.
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The Science and Technology of Civil Engineering Materials
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the fundamentals of materials under stress and their behavior in terms of failure and fracture, as well as failure, fracture, failure, and fatigue.
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Development and Performance Evaluation of Interlocking-Block Masonry
K. B. Anand,K. Ramamurthy +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the flexural capacity of interlocking-block masonry normal to the bed joint is higher than that parallel to bed joint, and a better interlocking mechanism of channel-shaped interlocking blocks, as compared to I-shaped blocks, leads to a relatively higher capacity of the former.
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Water movement in porous building materials—XIII. Absorption into a two-layer composite
TL;DR: In this article, the sharp wet front method of analysis is applied to the absorption of water into a composite bar consisting of two dissimilar materials in hydraulic contact, and the absorption rate of water and the cumulative absorbed volume of water per unit area of supply surface are derived.
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Compressive Strength Prediction of Hollow Concrete Block Masonry Prisms
TL;DR: In this article, the results of a systematic experimental investigation on 306 stretcher bonded concrete hollow block masonry prisms under axial compression for the influences of block-mortar strength combinations, block geometry, height-to-thickness ratio of block, mortar bedding, and thickness of mortar joint were discussed.