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    The compressive strength of masonry walls depends on the strength of the units and mortar used, as well as the wall geometry, quality of construction, and slenderness ratio. Characteristic compressive strength is influenced by the unit strength, mortar type, unit shape, bonding pattern, joint thickness, and workmanship standard. Slenderness ratio, which relates the effective height and thickness, must also be considered for compressive strength and buckling resistance of masonry walls.

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    The compressive strength of masonry walls depends on the strength of the units and mortar used, as well as the wall geometry, quality of construction, and slenderness ratio. Characteristic compressive strength is influenced by the unit strength, mortar type, unit shape, bonding pattern, joint thickness, and workmanship standard. Slenderness ratio, which relates the effective height and thickness, must also be considered for compressive strength and buckling resistance of masonry walls.

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    The compressive strength of masonry walls depends on the strength of the units and mortar used, as well as the wall geometry, quality of construction, and slenderness ratio. Characteristic compressive strength is influenced by the unit strength, mortar type, unit shape, bonding pattern, joint thickness, and workmanship standard. Slenderness ratio, which relates the effective height and thickness, must also be considered for compressive strength and buckling resistance of masonry walls.

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    The compressive strength of masonry walls depends on the strength of the units and mortar used, as well as the wall geometry, quality of construction, and slenderness ratio. Characteristic compressive strength is influenced by the unit strength, mortar type, unit shape, bonding pattern, joint thickness, and workmanship standard. Slenderness ratio, which relates the effective height and thickness, must also be considered for compressive strength and buckling resistance of masonry walls.

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    COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH

    The compressive strength of a wall depends on:


    The Strength of the units used (bricks, blocks,
    and stone), mortar, cross-sectional area and
    the slenderness ratio.
    The assessment of the combined strength of
    these elements will also be affected by the
    degree of quality control exercised in
    manufacture and construction.
    Load Bearing Capacity of Wall
    Characteristic Compressive Strength
    Characteristic compressive strength of
    masonry depends upon:
    (a) the characteristic strength of the masonry
    unit (b) mortar designation (c) the shape of
    the unit (d) whether the work is bonded or
    unbonded (e) thickness of the mortar joints (f)
    the standard of workmanship
    mortar Designation
    Shape Factors
    Unit Shape
    It has been found by experiment that, for a given
    unit strength, the larger the individual units
    which comprise the wall or column under
    consideration, the higher the strength of the
    resulting construction
    Bond
    Provided one of the established bond patterns is
    adopted, variations in bond have little effect on
    the comparative strength of the wall or column.
    The Shape of the Unit
    Joints
    Generally, the thicker the joints, the weaker
    the resulting structure.
    Standard of Workmanship
    Account is taken of the possible variations in
    workmanship in the partial factors of safety
    Characteristic compressive strength
    Brickwork
    • Table gives the characteristic compressive
    strength, fk, of normally bonded brickwork
    constructed with standard format bricks. The
    values quoted are for walls constructed under
    laboratory conditions
    • Where bricks are used which do not comply with
    the standard format or modular requirements,
    the values of fk should be obtained from wall
    tests carried out in accordance with the
    procedures given in BS 5628.
    Modification Factors

    Where solid walls or the loaded inner leaf of a cavity wall are constructed
    in standard bricks with a thickness equal to the width of a single brick,
    the values of fk obtained from Table may be multiplied by 1.15
    Characteristic Compressive
    Example 1
    Determine the characteristic compressive
    strength of brickwork constructed with standard
    format bricks of unit compressive strength 15
    N/mm2and a 1:1:6 mortar.
    Blockwork
    The characteristic compressive strength of
    blockwork thus depends more on the shape
    factor of the units, that is the ratio of unit height
    to least horizontal dimension
    Blocks
    characteristic compressive
    Blocks
    Stone
    Partial Safety Factors
    Partial Safety Factors for Material Strength, γm
    The partial safety factor depends on the
    degree of quality control on manufacture and
    construction.
    The factor also depends on whether the
    masonry is subject to compression loading or
    lateral loading. BS 5628 recognises two
    categories of control, namely ‘normal’ and
    ‘special’
    Partial Safety Factors
    Normal Category
    This category is used when the supplier can
    meet the compressive strength requirements
    of the appropriate British Standard.
    Special Category
    This category is used when suppliers can meet
    a specified strength limit (known as the
    ‘acceptance limit’)
    Partial Safety Factors
    Slenderness Ratio
    Slenderness Ratio
     Slender masonry walls and columns under
    compressive loading are likely to buckle in the
    same way as concrete, steel or timber columns in
    compression.
     It is therefore, necessary to determine the
    masonry wall’s or column’s slenderness ratio in
    order to relate a failure in buckling to the
    compressive load-carrying capacity of a wall or
    column.
    SR
    SR
    Example
    A wall has an effective height of 2.25 m and an
    effective thickness of 102.5 mm. Determine its
    SR.
    This concept is satisfactory for walls and other
    sections which are rectangular on plan.
    However, it is difficult to apply to other
    geometrical configurations. The Code gives no
    guidance for such instances
    SR
    Effective height
    Supports
    Supports
    Stiffened wall
    Eccentricity
    Eccentricity
    Capacity reduction factors
    Design Load Resistance

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