Stress-strain relationships for scaled gypsum mortar and cement mortar brick masonry

Abstract

Abstract In this paper, three new stress-strain relationships for brick masonry with gypsum mortar and cement mortar are presented. The relationships are developed based on experimental data taken from specimens at 1:4 and 1:6 scales constructed according to two different standards. It is shown that suggested strain-strain relationships are highly consistent with the experimental results for brick masonry wallettes with gypsum mortar and with cement mortar at different scales, including at full scale. It is presented that the accuracy of the developed relationships is more than stress-strain relationships suggested by other researchers.