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MASONRY FAILURES DUE TO VERTICAL SHEAR 1
Author(s) -
Heath Fred T.
Publication year - 1929
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1929.tb18042.x
Subject(s) - masonry , shear (geology) , geotechnical engineering , geology , scope (computer science) , structural engineering , materials science , shear strength (soil) , composite material , engineering , computer science , programming language , soil science , soil water
Observations and analysis of masonry failures are presented in which vertical cracks result from shear. It is suggested that the scope of laboratory testing of masonry walls be broadened to include a study of vertical shear stresses, and that general conclusions regarding masonry strength take such tests into consideration.