... Due to the manufacturing process, the bearing surfaces of concrete masonry units are often somewhat rough and uneven. Therefore, concrete masonry units must be capped when tested in compression according to ASTM C 140-96, Standard Test Methods of Sampling and Testing Concrete Masonry Units...

... distribution and 0.885 Mpa (128.36 psi) for pure shear stress. masonry walls out-of-plane shear in-plane shear mortar concrete masonry units R. Craig Henderson,~ G. Scott Wilson, 2 L.K. Crouch, 3 William A. Sneed, Jr.4 COMPARISON OF ACTUAL AND ALLOWABLE STRESS VALUES FOR OUTOF-PLANE SHEAR...

... end, non-square cross-section, ends not perpendicular to axis, and sloped ends. The proposed method will eliminate these types of problems and yield more consistent results with much greater ease and lower cost. grout cell fill grout prism concrete masonry units absorption moisture content...

.... Results provide a general indication of the flexural bond strength of masonry cement mortars under the test conditions of the program. bond wrench testing concrete masonry units concrete brick masonry mortar flexural bond strength John M. M e l a n d e r I, Satyendra K. Ghosh 2, Val S. D u b...

... concrete masonry including compressive strength and modulus of elasticity. Both fine and coarse aggregate grouts were investigated. The investigation included a comparison of the compressive strength of grout specimens saw cut from grouted hollow concrete masonry units versus the procedures of ASTM C1019...

... with and without coatings and furring in five geographical regions of the United States. brick coatings concrete masonry units corrosion flashing masonry water permeance rain walls wind C. T. Grimm^ A Driving Rain Index for IVIasonry Walls REFERENCE: Grimm, C. T., "A DriTing Rain Index for Mawniy...