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Compressive Strength of Grouted Hollow Brick Prisms

Brown, RH
Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, and Graduate Student in Civil Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, S.C.

Whitlock, AR
Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, and Graduate Student in Civil Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, S.C.

Pages: 19    Published: Jan 1982

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Abstract

The effect of grout on compressive strength of hollow brick prisms was investigated experimentally and analytically. Grout was found to benefit compressive strength in the great majority of cases. Factors that improved prism compressive strength were high strength grout, high strength mortar, high tensile strength brick, and low brick coring percentage.