New mortar for clay masonry structures

Abstract : Construction system using timber frame with earth brick infill shows the formation of cracks at their interface with the fluctuation of temperature and humidity. Geopolymer binder has been identified to create good adhesion between these two materials. The aim of the study is to characterize the pullout and shear mechanical behavior of laboratory masonry assemblies of wood, geomaterial binder and extruded earth brick. Compression test on the brick were also performed. Full-field deformation of double shear test sample werecarried-out by digital image correlation (DIC) in order to better describe and understand the mechanical behavior. The geopolymer binder show good adhesion properties with mean shear test results around 1.5 MPa and pullout test result around 0.82MPa. © (2013) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.