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Effect of Mortar Thickness on Compressive Strength of Solid Block Masonry Prisms Prototyped Using Granite Dust and M-Sand

	International Journal of Recent Engineering Science (IJRES)
	© 2020 by IJRES Journal
	Volume-7 Issue-3
	Year of Publication : 2020
	Authors : Akshaya S, Sheebha Serene G, Deepan Chakravarthi A.V
	DOI :    10.14445/23497157/IJRES-V7I3P102

Citation 

MLA Style :Akshaya S, Sheebha Serene G, Deepan Chakravarthi A.V  "Effect of Mortar Thickness on Compressive Strength of Solid Block Masonry Prisms Prototyped Using Granite Dust and M-Sand" International Journal of Recent Engineering Science 7.3(2020):7-11. 

APA Style :Akshaya S, Sheebha Serene G, Deepan Chakravarthi A.V. Effect of Mortar Thickness on Compressive Strength of Solid Block Masonry Prisms Prototyped Using Granite Dust and M-Sand  International Journal of Recent Engineering Science, 7(3),7-11.

Abstract
An experimental study was conducted to study the effect of mortar thickness on the compressive strength characteristics of masonry prisms with solid blocks prototyped with granite dust (GD) and M-sand (MS). A constant replacement of cement produces the solid blocks by 10 % of granite dust and fine aggregate by MS in proportions of 0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80%, and 100%. The mortar grade (cement-sand ratio) used in the study is 1:5. Three types of mortar thickness were used in the study, i.e., 10mm, 15mm, and 20mm. The compressive strength of the masonry prism has been compared with code provisions, i.e., IS1905-1987 and ASTM C 1314. It is observed that the thickness of mortar has a marked effect on masonry prism. From the results, it is found that the masonry prism of mix designation SGD10M40 with 15 mm mortar thickness achieved maximum compressive strength when compared with the control mix (CM).

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Keywords
Granite dust (GD), M-sand (MS), Mortar thickness, Masonry prism, Solid block