TY - JOUR
T1 - Experimental and numerical evaluation of reinforced dry-stacked concrete masonry walls
AU - Martínez, Marcos
AU - Atamturktur, Sez
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge the support of the National Concrete Masonry Association Education and Research Foundation ( NCMA 2014.001 ) for providing funding for this project. They also wish to express their appreciation to Ahmad Tarawneh, Danny Metz, and Scott Black for their assistance during the testing.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2019/3
Y1 - 2019/3
N2 - In dry-stack concrete masonry systems, masonry units are laid without mortar joints, reducing the cost and the time required for construction. Despite these advantages, mortarless construction has not been widely implemented, which is attributed to the fact that the behavior of dry-stack masonry wall systems is not yet fully understood. To help fill this knowledge gap, experimentally-validated finite element models of dry-stacked concrete masonry walls have been developed to investigate the effect of various design parameters (e.g., unit and grout compressive strength, yield strength, and reinforcement and grouting ratios) on the out-of-plane load-carrying capacity of the walls. The present paper reports the findings obtained from this combined experimental and numerical study to support the development of future design guidelines for dry-stack concrete masonry systems.
AB - In dry-stack concrete masonry systems, masonry units are laid without mortar joints, reducing the cost and the time required for construction. Despite these advantages, mortarless construction has not been widely implemented, which is attributed to the fact that the behavior of dry-stack masonry wall systems is not yet fully understood. To help fill this knowledge gap, experimentally-validated finite element models of dry-stacked concrete masonry walls have been developed to investigate the effect of various design parameters (e.g., unit and grout compressive strength, yield strength, and reinforcement and grouting ratios) on the out-of-plane load-carrying capacity of the walls. The present paper reports the findings obtained from this combined experimental and numerical study to support the development of future design guidelines for dry-stack concrete masonry systems.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jobe.2018.12.007
DO - 10.1016/j.jobe.2018.12.007
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85059127384
SN - 2352-7102
VL - 22
SP - 181
EP - 191
JO - Journal of Building Engineering
JF - Journal of Building Engineering
ER -