TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Compressive Strength of Concrete-Backed Stone Masonry
Small Size Prisms
AU - Naghoj, Nart Mawloud Abdel-Qader 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 15
IS  - 4
SP  - 982
EP  - 989
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2020.982.989
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2020.982.989
KW  - Masonry
KW  -compressive strength
KW  -small prisms
KW  -stone thickness
KW  -medium-density limestone
KW  -concrete
KW  -mortar joint
AB  - This study aims to present the results of a test programme taken onsmall size concrete-backed stone
prisms built with medium-density limestone. The effect of the size of the prisms on the ultimate compressive
strength was studied. The behaviour of prisms until failure was also studied. Large numbers of small size prisms
with different thicknesses, widths and same mortar joint thickness and mix proportions for either mortar or
concrete were tested in compression. Two groups of stone were adopted in constructing the prisms, the first
group was built using regular stone thickness and the other group with irregular thickness. The test results
express a significant increase in compressive strength when small prisms were built from stone units with
regular thicknesses.
ER  -