Abstract
The present work evaluated the applicability of the direct shear test of soils (ASTM D 3080) as an alternative for the rheological characterization of masonry mortars. The sensitivity analysis of the method for mortars was carried out by varying the particle size distribution of the sand and the water/dry material ratio, generating twelve different mixtures. In addition to a basic characterization, the shear test results were compared with those of the squeeze-flow test (ABNT NBR15839). For squeeze-flow, 24 tests were carried out with two speeds (0.1 and 3 mm/s), and for direct shear, 48 tests were carried out with 4 normal stresses (13.5, 25, 50, and 100 KPa). It is concluded that the direct shear test, using cohesion and friction angle parameters, demonstrated the ability to adequately characterize the complex behavior of plastic mortars and the sensitivity to variations in the mixture. A linear correlation was found between the friction angle (shear test) and the consistency index (flow table), with R2 = 0,87. Furthermore, for high plasticity mortars, was found a non-linear correlation between compression flow (squeeze flow) and cohesion (direct shear test), with R2 = 0,67.
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