Strength of Brick Masonry Prisms when Cement Is Replaced with Fly Ash

The IUP Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. V, No. 4, pp. 53-60, October 2012

Posted: 5 Dec 2012

See all articles by C. Nagendra Prasad

C. Nagendra Prasad

Dr. Lankapalli Bullaya College of Engineering (for women)

B. Vidya

Dr. Lankapalli Bullaya College of Engineering (for women)

Date Written: December 4, 2012

Abstract

The paper presents variation of strengths in brick and brick masonry prism with every percentage increment of fly ash. The brick strength ranged between 3.2 and 3.94 N/mm2. Masonry prism strength using these bricks in cement mortar of 1:3 is partially replaced with fly ash by 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 50%, and compared with cement mortar of 1:2 and 1:4. Numerical equation is derived for 1:3 cement mortar using regression analysis. It was observed that the compressive strength of 1:3 cement mortar with 20% fly ash is higher than that of 1:4 cement mortar.

Keywords: compressive strength, brick masonry prism, cement mortar, fly ash

Suggested Citation

Prasad, C. Nagendra and Vidya, B., Strength of Brick Masonry Prisms when Cement Is Replaced with Fly Ash (December 4, 2012). The IUP Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. V, No. 4, pp. 53-60, October 2012, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2184640

C. Nagendra Prasad (Contact Author)

Dr. Lankapalli Bullaya College of Engineering (for women) ( email )

Resapuvanipalem
Visakhapatnam
India

B. Vidya

Dr. Lankapalli Bullaya College of Engineering (for women) ( email )

Resapuvanipalem
Visakhapatnam
India

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