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Table 3 Test results of compressive strength of masonry specimens.

From: Experimental Study on Basic Mechanical Properties of Core-Column Non-mortar Aerated Concrete Block Masonry

Specimen

Measured size of specimen

Cracking load (kN)

Failure load (kN)

Compressive strength fcu (MPa)

Average compressive strength fcu (MPa)

Coefficient of variation

Length (mm)

Width (mm)

CK1-1

596

199

90

290.4

2.42

2.36

0.15

CK1-2

598

199

80

264.3

2.20

CK1-3

596

198

30

340.1

2.83

CK1-4

595

198

30

239.2

1.99

CK2-1

596

200

25

225.0

1.87

1.95

0.15

CK2-2

595

199

30

282.4

2.35

CK2-3

596

198

50

227.1

1.89

CK2-4

594

198

50

200.4

1.67

CK3-1

596

199

20

241.3

2.01

2.80

0.18

CK3-2

594

199

30

336.8

2.81

CK3-3

595

199

90

399.0

3.32

CK3-4

595

199

50

365.4

3.04

CK4-1

596

198

60

263.8

2.20

2.37

0.18

CK4-2

595

198

65

364.4

3.04

CK4-3

598

199

30

260.1

2.17

CK4-4

594

198

80

251.0

2.09