EXPERIMENTS OF HISTORICAL BRICK WALLS SUBJECTED TO OUT-OF-PLANE BENDING

Abstract

This paper presents data obtained from experiments on an historical brick building. Two kinds of experiments were conducted. First, an out-of-plane bending test of the brick wall, and second, a material test for brick with lime plaster joints. The following information is obtained:
(1) Valuable material test data of the lime plaster joints.
(2) For a simple supported brick wall specimen, serious strength deterioration occurs from cracks in lime joints. However, brick walls reinforced by aramid fiber or SRF sheet do not show serious strength deterioration.
(3) The fixed wall specimen has high strength due to arch action.