An evaluation of mechanical properties of clay brick for masonry wall in Indonesia

Muhammad Ridwan,Ruddy Kurniawan,Agus Agus,T Baaken,M Yahya,P Van Der Sijde,Zaidir Zaidir,G Maas

doi:10.1051/matecconf/201821501034

Muhammad Ridwan, Ruddy Kurniawan + Show 6 more

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https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201821501034

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Abstract

In principle, the main construction of the non-engineered building in Indonesia is the wooden structure. It can be seen from traditional houses in Indonesia. However, In the last two centuries, the use of brick masonry as wall component has been becoming the primary material. Another side, some places in Indonesia are the seismic areas and earthquake-prone areas. Learning from the earthquake that has happened in the last ten years, the building that used clay brick for masonry wall mostly suffered damage and destruction when subjected to a relatively high intensity of the earthquake. This paper used data from several places and some references. There have significant differences in the mechanical properties of the bricks. Generally, Indonesian bricks masonry have limited capability and substantial differences in the mechanical properties when compared to another country bricks. By the considering, the Indonesian bricks masonry that has low mechanical properties, so that it is proposed to use brick masonry to non-seismic only. It should be considered to use clay brick as the main component of the wall for a particular region in Indonesia. Next, the zoning of allowed masonry structure in Indonesia is proposed.

Highlights

The brick masonry structure has become a favorite choice for society building in developing countries, notably in Indonesia as a base material for build the society buildings
Brick masonry walls are assumed to be nonstructural while that is used as building structural part
This condition will be opposite when using the material of brick from Indonesia Mechanical properties of bricks used in western countries for making the regulation are higher brick quality than mortar while In Indonesia the quality of brick is low and mortar quality can be higher

Summary

Introduction

The brick masonry structure has become a favorite choice for society building in developing countries, notably in Indonesia as a base material for build the society buildings. The resource of the main elements for the brick is straightforward to obtain, so it has become a source of small industries that grow like the mushroom in every region In Another side, the emergence of trend uses of the brick masonry into a prestige for the community. Traditional clay bricks are produced locally without following any technical inspection or standard and the quality varies from region to region. These bricks are used for houses and simple buildings, in village areas and in the urban region. Ridwan et al [2] in his research to verify and validate the calculation method proposed in obtaining the ability of out-of-plane from masonry is very low Based on the findings mentioned above, the mechanical characteristics of brick quality of masonry structure need to be evaluated

Active seismic zone in the world

Conditions of non-engineered construction in developing countries

Investigation of the quality of bricks masonry

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