Mortar compressive strength estimation by applying various experimental test methods

Abstract

The article discuss the test methods applied to identify the compressive strength of mortar in the bed joints, which are most frequently used for investigation of brickwork state. It provides the results of compressive strength of masonry mortar determined in tests of a mortar plate and the cubes produced from the mortar plates while using double-punch test. The dependences were proposed which alow to evaluate the mortar compressive strength in the bed joints by testing the state of operating buildings or by carrying out the experimental research of masonry stress deformation state.