Material characterisation of existing masonry: A strategy to determine strength, stiffness and toughness properties for structural analysis

Understanding the behaviour of unreinforced masonry (URM) structures requires in-depth insight into the mechanical properties of its constituents and their interaction under compression, tension, and shear loading. As a result, a complete picture of masonry characteristics, accounting for its full nonlinear response and its statistical...

Material tests for the characterisation of replicated solid clay brick masonry