Research Article
Experimental Characterization of Traditional Mortars and Polyurethane Foams in Masonry Wall
Table 8
Mean shear strength in case of diagonal compression test for masonry with mortar.
| Test | (mm2) | P (N) | (N/mm2) | εmax (%) | GV (MPa) | Type of collapse |
| 1-MORTAR | 283320 | 80000 | 0.20 | 0.13 | 0.017 | Collapse for tensile cracking along the compressed diagonal. |
| 2-MORTAR | 283320 | 85000 | 0.21 | 0.14 | 0.018 | Collapse for tensile cracking along the compressed diagonal. |
| 3-MORTAR | 283320 | 70000 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.006 | Collapse for tensile cracking along the compressed diagonal. |
| 4-MORTAR | 283320 | 95000 | 0.24 | 0.16 | 0.023 | Collapse for tensile cracking along the compressed diagonal. |
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