Experimental Characterization of Traditional Mortars and Polyurethane Foams in Masonry Wall
Table 9
Mean shear strength in case of diagonal compression test for masonry with foam.
Test
(mm2)
P (N)
(N/mm2)
εmax (%)
GV (MPa)
Type of collapse
1-FOAM
283320
70000
0.17
0.23
0.026
Collapse for tensile cracking along the compressed diagonal and substantial collapse of the head brick in correspondence of the loading areas.
2-FOAM
283320
110000
0.27
0.14
0.025
Collapse for tensile cracking along the compressed diagonal.
3-FOAM
283320
110000
0.27
0.24
0.045
Collapse for tensile cracking along the compressed diagonal and corresponding to the loading areas and for shear sliding of the center of the specimen.
