TY - JFULL AU - Ahmad Z. and Othman S. Z. and Md Yunus B. and Mohamed A. PY - 2011/1/ TI - Behaviour of Masonry Wall Constructed using Interlocking Soil Cement Bricks T2 - International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering SP - 803 EP - 810 VL - 5 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/2341 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 60, 2011 N2 - According to the masonry standard the compressive strength is basically dependent on factors such as the mortar strength and the relative values of unit and mortar strength. However interlocking brick has none or less use of mortar. Therefore there is a need to investigate the behavior of masonry walls using interlocking bricks. In this study a series of tests have been conducted; physical properties and compressive strength of brick units and masonry walls were constructed from interlocking bricks and tested under constant vertical load at different eccentricities. The purpose of the experimental investigations is to obtain the force displacement curves, analyze the behavior of masonry walls. The results showed that the brick is categorized as common brick (BS 3921:1985) and severe weathering grade (ASTM C62). The maximum compressive stress of interlocking brick wall is 3.6 N/mm2 and fulfilled the requirement of standard for residential building. ER -