AN EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VARIOUS THICKNESS OF MORTAR LAYERS BONDED ON CONCRETE AND CERAMIC TILE FINISHINGS AT CRITICAL DIFFERENTIAL MOVEMENTS.(Materials and Construction)

Abstract

For the purpose of evaluating critical differential movements between ceramic tile finishings and concrete bodies, various thickness of mortar layers bonded on concrete were experimented herein. As a result, in the all cases of various thickness, ceramic tile finishings were exfoliated on the interface between the both materials. The exfoliation differential strain and critical movements were evaluated on addition of potential deformation of finishings are clarified.