Experimental and comparative study on hollow brick walls having truss and ladder type reinforcement under axial loading

Abstract

Now-a-days, hollow bricks are usedat variousconstruction buildings and compound wall. Hollow bricks are strong and cheap in cost and available everywhere. Generally,hollow bricks are used because it reduces heat and make the building in cool.The objective is to investigate the engineering properties of hollow brick masonry walls incorporated with reinforcement. This project involves material collection, quantitative results, construction of hollow brick walls and testing of walls. The ultimate target is to identify the reasons of crack failure, to identify the strength and stiffness reduction, when truss and ladder type reinforcement is placed in the wall.