Effect of mortar joint thickness on deformability in medieval stone walls
An analysis of the stone walls in Gothic cathedrals revealed that Medieval master builders varied mortar joint thicknesses from one structural member to another. This fact, which has gone largely unnoticed to date, has a considerable impact on the structural behavior of cathedrals,due to its direct...
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| Language: | English |
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Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
2006-12-01
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| Series: | Materiales de Construccion |
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| Online Access: | http://materconstrucc.revistas.csic.es/index.php/materconstrucc/article/view/19 |