Physical characterization and compression tests of one leaf stone masonry walls

Most of the ordinary buildings of Porto. Portugal, build up to early 20th century are made of one-leaf granite walls with large stone blocks. The influence of stones' shape, internal voids and mortar on the mechanical characteristics has been studied. Aiming at assessing the behavior of these s...

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Main Author: Almeida, C (author)
Other Authors: Paulo Guedes, JP (author), Arede, A (author), Costa, CQ (author), Costa, A (author)
Format: other
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/101802
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/101802