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S. Korjenic, B. Nowak, P. Löffler, A. Vaskova:
"Shear Tests and Calculation of Shear Resistance with the PC Program RFEM from Thin Partition Walls of Brick in Old Buildings";
Ssp - Journal Of Civil Engineering, 10 (2015), 2; S. 103 - 112.

This paper is about the shear capacity of partition walls in old buildings based on shear tests which were carried
out under real conditions in an existing building. There were experiments conducted on different floors and in
each case, the maximum recordable horizontal force and the horizontal displacement of the respective mortar
were measured. At the same time material studies and material investigations were carried out in the laboratory.
The material parameters were used for the calculation of the precise shear capacity of each joint. In the shear
tests, the maximum displacement of a mortar joint was determined at a maximum of two to four millimeters.
Furthermore, no direct linear relationship between the theoretical load (wall above it) and the shear stress
occurred could be detected in the analysis of the experiment, as it was previously assumed.

Key words: shear capacity, shear stress, shear test, horizontal force, lime mortar

http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/sspjce-2015-0022