Shear failure characterization in masonry components made with different mortars based on combined NDT methods Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven
In this paper, an experimental study conducted on Red Clay brick masonry “triplets” built with Cement and Lime-based mortars is presented. Monitoring of fracture is executed by Acoustic Emission (AE) and Digital Image Correlation (DIC). First, for a profound understanding of individual properties, small scale experiments were conducted for characterization of AE signatures of mortar and brick separately. Representative masonry triplet ...