Abstract
AbstractThe paper presents selected results of wider comparative experimental tests on masonry walls in full‐scale made of autoclaved aerated concrete masonry units. The walls were unreinforced and reinforced. The reinforcement in form of steel wire, glass, and basalt fiber meshes was applied in each masonry bed joint. The walls were subjected to simultaneous incrementing vertical loads and deflection of the structure which they are supported on. The carrying capacity of reinforced walls was up to 1.5 times higher than unreinforced walls. Test results of reinforced walls also showed lower values of deformation angles in relation to the walls without reinforcement for given load and deflection of support. In case of reinforced walls, much smaller widths of the cracks were obtained. The reinforcement allows to keep integrity of walls even after reaching the maximum load and deflection of supporting structure. The paper describes cracking and damaging mechanism of the walls as well.
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