Derivation of Empirical Relationships to Predict Cambodian Masonry Strength

Nurmurat Kandymov; Nor Fazilah Mohd Hashim; Syuhaida Ismail; Serdar Durdyev

doi:10.3390/ma15145030

Derivation of Empirical Relationships to Predict Cambodian Masonry Strength

Materials (Basel). 2022 Jul 20;15(14):5030. doi: 10.3390/ma15145030.

Authors

Nurmurat Kandymov¹, Nor Fazilah Mohd Hashim¹, Syuhaida Ismail¹, Serdar Durdyev²

Affiliations

¹ Razak Faculty of Technology and Informatics, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 54100, Malaysia.
² Department of Architectural and Engineering Studies, Ara Institute of Canterbury, Christchurch 8011, New Zealand.

Abstract

Masonry material characteristics, such as compressive strength, and the relationship between brick, mortar, and masonry compressive strengths are required for the analysis and assessment of masonry structures. This paper aimed to investigate the compressive strength relationship of Cambodian masonry. A total number of 42 prisms were constructed in the laboratory using six different brick/mortar combinations. Two brick types, solid and hollow, and three-1:3, 1:4, and 1:6-cement-sand mortar combinations were used. The effects of brick and mortar strengths were analysed. Using regression analysis, a simple empirical relationship was derived for masonry compressive strength as a function of brick and mortar strength in the Cambodian context.

Keywords: Cambodia; brick; compressive strength; masonry; mortar; prism.

Grants and funding

The authors of this paper would like to acknowledge the Faculty of Technology and Informatics Razak Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) for the support under research grant UTM Encouragement Research Grant, Vot No. Q.K130000.2656.18J25.