Experimental study on clay brick masonry assemblies strengthened with basalt textile reinforced mortar
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2020
Abstract
This research proposes the use of a basalt textile-reinforced mortar (TRM) system as an overlay to strengthen brick masonry. A comparison of the strength performances, namely, the compressive strength, flexural bond strength, and shear bond strength, between unreinforced brick assembly and basalt TRM-reinforced brick assembly was made. The reinforced specimens exhibited improved strength performance, in particular, the flexural bond and shear bond strengths whereby more than a two-fold increase was observed. Additionally, the coefficient of variations in the compressive and flexural bond strength of brick assemblies was reduced when reinforced with the basalt TRM.
Keywords
Basalt, Textile reinforced mortar, Brick assembly, Compressive strength, Flexural bond, Shear bond
Publication Title
Journal of Testing and Evaluation
Volume
48
Issue
4
Publisher
ASTM International
Publisher Location
100 BARR HARBOR DR, W CONSHOHOCKEN, PA 19428-2959 USA