Experimental study on the shear performance of brick masonry strengthened with modified oyster shell ash mortar

One of the main reasons for the lack of seismic capacity of existing historical masonry buildings in China is that the strength of the lime-clay mortar used in these buildings is insufficient. In this paper, a kind of modified oyster shell ash mortar, which is similar to the ancient mortar used in h...

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Main Authors: Zhouyi Chen, Yuancheng Tang, Chenglin Mai, Jianguang Shi, Yiren Xie, Hongmei Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Case Studies in Construction Materials
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214509520301418