Abstract:The strength characteristics of masonry is greatly affected by the brick strength, mortar strength and bond between brick-mortar interface. Especially, binding mortar significantly affects the shear and flexural strength of the masonry. In conventional masonry construction, river sand or natural sand is mixed with cement and used as binding mortar. However, due scarcity of good quality river sand, the extensive focus is on finding alternative materials for river sand for construction purposes. Quarry dust is o… Show more
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