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This work focuses on the behavior of brick masonry elements with and without geo-fabric as bed joint reinforcement. The geo-fabrics are new geo-synthetic composite material used for several civil engineering applications to enhance the properties of structures. In this present work, geo-fabric is used as a bed joint reinforcement in different masonry elements like prisms, triplets, and wallets. A total of 12 masonry wallet (700 × 700 × 230 mm) specimens, i.e., six strengthened with geo-fabric and six without geo-fabric, were tested under 2000 kN loading frame for uni-axial and diagonal compression. The effect of strength on the compressive strength of the prisms was discussed. Moreover, the effect of geo-fabric on the bond strength, modulus of elasticity, and shear stress behavior of the specimens was analyzed. The test indicates that geo-fabric-strengthened brick masonry elements showed a better performance compared with un-strengthened controlled specimens.
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Authors would like to acknowledge Strata India Pvt. Ltd for providing polyester geo-fabric material for the strengthening of masonry subassemblages.
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Sreekeshava, K.S., Arunkumar, A.S., Ravishankar, B.V. (2020). Experimental Studies on Brick Masonry Elements with Geo-fabric Bed Joint Reinforcement. In: Pancharathi, R., Sangoju, B., Chaudhary, S. (eds) Advances in Sustainable Construction Materials. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 68. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3361-7_3
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