Mechanical and Thermal Properties of RCB Masonry Containing Three Rows of Holes

Table 8

Standard and design values of compressive and shear strengths of RCB masonries.

Group	Block (MPa)	Mortar (MPa)	Compressive strength (MPa)		Shear strength (MPa)
			Standard values	Design values	Standard value	Design value
A1	10.5	8.0	4.98	2.93	0.133	0.078
A2	10.5	12.0	5.39	3.17	0.163	0.096
A3	10.5	14.8	5.61	3.30	0.181	0.106
B1	7.53	6.2	2.95	1.73	0.117	0.069
B2	7.53	8.0	3.35	1.97	0.133	0.078
B3	7.53	12.0	4.06	2.39	0.163	0.096