Abstract
Knowledge on the mechanical behavior of materials used in the walls of historical masonry structures has paramount importance for reliable seismic evaluation of heritage buildings. Since the knowledge on the mechanical characteristics of traditional stone masonry walls in Turkey is scarce, this study intends to enlarge the experimental data on the behavior of the Ottoman period multi-leaf walls constructed in Istanbul. For this purpose, results of an experimental campaign, carried out on these multi-leaf walls and their constituents, are provided. In addition, experimental strength and deformability parameters of single- and multi-leaf masonry are compared with the predictions of simple equations available in the literature.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 398-413 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Construction and Building Materials |
| Volume | 64 |
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| Publication status | Published - 14 Aug 2014 |
Funding
This study is financially supported by the Istanbul Technical University Research Fund (Project No. 33037). Support provided by the BASF-Turkey, Rozak Demir, Erk Construction, Er-Pa Metal, Barshan Mining, Silvan Sanayi and Kesan Sac companies are highly acknowledged. The authors would like to express their appreciation to Prof. Dr. Zekai Celep, Prof. Dr. Fatma İlknur Kolay, Prof. Dr. Nahit Kumbasar, Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ali Taşdemir, Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Çimenoğlu, Assist. Prof. Dr. Gülsün Tanyeli and Dr. Medine Ispir for their invaluable contributions. The authors are also thankful to Dr. Çağlar Göksu Akkaya, Mustafa Cömert, Yusuf Şahinkaya, Uğur Demir and Ahmet Şahin for their assistance.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Istanbul Technical University Research Fund | 33037 |
Keywords
- Ashlar
- Compression
- Dry joint
- Küfeki
- Masonry
- Multi-leaf
- Ottoman
- Stone
