A students' challenge for the estimation of the maximum compressive load of masonry prisms

The paper presents the "IMC Students' Challenge" competition held in 2014, during the 9th International Masonry Conference, in Guimaraes. The objective of the competition was to predict the maximum compressive load of two masonry prisms built of solid bricks, and of hollow blocks, wit...

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Main Author: Ramos, Luís F. (author)
Other Authors: Lourenço, Paulo B. (author), Vermeltfoort, Ad. T. (author), Moreira, Susana (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2016
Subjects:
masonry prisms
students' challenge
eccentric loading
masonry compressive strength
mortar
masonry units
bricks
concrete blocks
Engenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia Civil
Science & Technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/66240
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/66240

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