EFFECT OF PRISM HEIGHT ON STRENGTH OF REINFORCED HOLLOW CONCRETE BLOCK MASONRY

Shivaraj kumar H Y, Renuka Devi M V, Sandeep, Manjunath S, Somanath M B

Abstract: Reinforcing masonry is a suitable means of improving masonry performance in compressive and tensile strength in order to exploit masonry to its full potential. Experimental study has been carried out to investigate the effect of reinforced masonry prisms on its behavior in compression and effect of slenderness on the same. Mechanical properties of hollow blocks, mortar and grout were investigated. Compressions testing of both unreinforced and reinforced masonry prisms were carried out. From the results, advantage of reinforcing masonry and the effect of slenderness ratio is highlighted

Keywords: Structural masonry, Hollow concrete block, prism, grout, slenderness ratio

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2014.0318035