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Characterization and Damage of Brick Masonry

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Structural Rehabilitation of Old Buildings

Part of the book series: Building Pathology and Rehabilitation ((BUILDING,volume 2))

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Clay brick is among the oldest used masonry materials. Given the technological evolutions since the industrial revolution, old bricks are much different from todays’ bricks. This chapter provides a review on the chemical, physical and mechanical properties of mortar, brick and masonry. In addition, a discussion on the possible causes of damage and the usage of expert systems in building diagnostics is also given.

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  1. ISISE, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minho, Azurém, Guimarães, 4800-058, Portugal

    Paulo B. Lourenço

  2. TNO, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, PO Box 49, 2600AA, Delft, The Netherlands

    Rob van Hees

  3. Faculty Architecture, TU Delft, Delft, The Netherlands

    Rob van Hees

  4. ISISE, Department of Engineering and Technologies, University Lusíada, Largo Tinoco de Sousa, Vila Nova de Famalicão, P 4760-108, Portugal

    Francisco Fernandes

  5. Faculty Architecture, TU Delft, PO Box 5043, 2600GA, Delft, The Netherlands

    Barbara Lubelli

  6. TNO, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, Delft, The Netherlands

    Barbara Lubelli

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Lourenço, P.B., van Hees, R., Fernandes, F., Lubelli, B. (2014). Characterization and Damage of Brick Masonry. In: Costa, A., Guedes, J., Varum, H. (eds) Structural Rehabilitation of Old Buildings. Building Pathology and Rehabilitation, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39686-1_4

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