Laboratori materials EPSEB-UPC

Compression test

Compression test at the laboratory of a piece of masonry bearing wall of aproximate dimensions of 60x60cm.

For the extraction and transport of the sample it is essential to keep the masonry in compression to ensure that the joints do not suffer tensile stress, which will hardly support a lime mortar. The slip of the ideal sample must be 3. In no case less than 2. Once in the laboratory, the sample is head-leveled and compressed with a large hydraulic press (size of plates, distance between plates). After the placement of LVDT movement detector scrolls, the deformation data is obtained and, therefore, Young's module is determined from the masonry.