BEHAVIOURS OF SOME TYPES MASONRY WALLS BONDING UNDER HORIZONTAL LOADS

sIn this work, the horizontal failure loads acting in the wall plane and the shear strengths of the walls constructed using solid batch bricks are studied by considering various types of bond arrangements and the results are discussed. For this purpose the samples are produced using simple running bond and polonez bond. In the experimental study is carried out using the procedure proposed in ASTM 1391-81 for the standard shear stress of masonry walls. The observed behavior of the experimental samples and the cracks occurred are studied, the shear stress and horizontal load-displacement graphs are plotted. A numerical model is analyzed using the ANSYS software and the results are compared with the experimental ones.