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Experimental assessment of in-plane mechanical behavior of tabique walls
Tabique Walls (TWs) are slender walls, rather common in old masonry constructions, made of a timber-resistant skeleton covered by clay-based mortar. The skeleton consists of a layer of vertical boards and (or) props, sometimes intersected, or superimposed by diagonal elements with gaps filled in by earth-based mortar. Few studies still exist about TWs mechanical performance, a fact that contributes to the frequent decision of replacing them by new walls during rehabilitation work. Because it is quite a valuable technical, material, and cultural construction process that should be preserved, an experimental campaign was carried out at the Faculty of Engineering of Porto University (FEUP) to assess the mechanical behavior of TWs under in-plane vertical and horizontal forces. The campaign involved eight full-scale specimens and allowed for the evaluation of the walls’ strength, stiffness, and deformation modes, valuable information that helps to understand the contribution TWs have to a building’s global structural performance.
Experimental assessment of in-plane mechanical behavior of tabique walls
Tabique Walls (TWs) are slender walls, rather common in old masonry constructions, made of a timber-resistant skeleton covered by clay-based mortar. The skeleton consists of a layer of vertical boards and (or) props, sometimes intersected, or superimposed by diagonal elements with gaps filled in by earth-based mortar. Few studies still exist about TWs mechanical performance, a fact that contributes to the frequent decision of replacing them by new walls during rehabilitation work. Because it is quite a valuable technical, material, and cultural construction process that should be preserved, an experimental campaign was carried out at the Faculty of Engineering of Porto University (FEUP) to assess the mechanical behavior of TWs under in-plane vertical and horizontal forces. The campaign involved eight full-scale specimens and allowed for the evaluation of the walls’ strength, stiffness, and deformation modes, valuable information that helps to understand the contribution TWs have to a building’s global structural performance.
Experimental assessment of in-plane mechanical behavior of tabique walls
Amorim, Mafalda (author) / Silva, Bruno Quelhas da (author) / Miranda Guedes, João (author)
International Journal of Architectural Heritage ; 12 ; 516-532
2018-05-19
17 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Assessment of the Mechanical Behaviour of Tabique Walls Through Experimental Tests
| Springer Verlag | 2016