Y.H. Ye1, W.M. Sun2, L.Q. Li3 and H.J. Zhang4
1Associate Professor, Dept of Civil Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing, yyh_5610@163.com
2Professor, Dept of Civil Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China 3Associate Professor, Dept of Civil Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China 4 Master, Dept of Civil Engineering, Nanjing University of Technology, Nanjing, 210009, P. R. China
ABSTRACT
Experiments on hollow concrete block walls with good thermal properties have been conducted. The materials are intended in such a way as to help retain room temperature in any surroundings especially in winter or summer and not to be influenced by the ambient temperature. The walls were constructed with and without filling by foaming concrete. This paper studies their failure modes, ultimate shear strength, deformation properties and seismic behaviour. The results indicated that filling hollow concrete block walls with foaming concrete can both enhance the cracking strength and ultimate strength of the wall, as well as improve the shear strength of the hollow block concrete masonry.
KEYWORDS: hollow concrete block, walls, filled foaming concrete, Seismic behaviour
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