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Published: Građevinar 73 (2021) 2
Paper type: Subject review
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Methods for determining mechanical properties of walls

Joško Krolo, Domagoj Damjanović, Ivan Duvnjak, Marina Frančić Smrkić, Marko Bartolac, Janko Košćak

Abstract

Masonry buildings with wooden floor structures, not equipped with vertical and horizontal tie beams, suffered the greatest damage in the earthquake that hit Zagreb on 22 March 2020. It is very significant to know mechanical properties of walls during preparation of the masonry buildings renovation design and, consequently, methods for determining such properties are presented in detailed in this paper. In addition to description of these methods, results obtained by testing shear strength of walls of twenty masonry buildings in Zagreb (149 measuring points in total) are also presented, as well as the results obtained by testing compressive strength of bricks on 14 buildings, using a total of 62 samples.

Keywords
walls, mechanical properties, testing, shear strength, compressive strength

HOW TO CITE THIS ARTICLE:

Krolo, J., Damjanović, D., Duvnjak, I., Frančić Smrkić, M., Bartolac, M., Košćak, J.: Methods for determining mechanical properties of walls, GRAĐEVINAR, 73 (2021) 2, pp. 127-140, doi: https://doi.org/10.14256/JCE.3063.2020

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Krolo, J., Damjanović, D., Duvnjak, I., Frančić Smrkić, M., Bartolac, M., Košćak, J. (2021). Methods for determining mechanical properties of walls, GRAĐEVINAR, 73 (2), 127-140, doi: https://doi.org/10.14256/JCE.3063.2020

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Authors:
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Joško Krolo
University of Zagreb,
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Damjanovic WEB
Domagoj Damjanović
University of Zagreb,
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Duvnjak
Ivan Duvnjak
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Civil Engineering
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Marina Frančić Smrkić
Sveučilište u Zagrebu
Građevinski fakultet
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Marko Bartolac
University of Zagreb,
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Janko
Janko Košćak
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Department of Mathematics