Investigating the Suitability of Cement Stabilized Murram Soil as Mortar for Construction. by Siende, Isaac

“…Masonry mortar is a homogenous mixture comprising of fine aggregates, binding material and water. …”
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Découverte d’une canalisation antique sur la colline de Fourvière à Lyon by Philippe Dessaint

“…The internal channel has the typical characteristics of an aqueduct, consisting of a 0.56 m wide specus in hydraulic mortar. The masonry is made up of two large walls, bringing the total width of the channel to 3 m. …”
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Le port romain du quartier de Saint-Lupien à Rezé/Ratiatum (Loire-Atlantique) : origine et évolution by Jimmy Mouchard, David Guitton, Martial Monteil, Xavier Favreau, Nicolas Ménez, Matthieu Yacger

“…This invaluable evidence of carpentry and masonry work, carried out with feet in the water, supports the idea of ​​an almost unending river project taking place throughout the Early Roman Empire and which profited from exceptional financing resources. …”
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Analysis of Vibration Response Law of Multistory Building under Tunnel Blasting Loads by Runke Huo, Shuguang Li, Zhanping Song, Yoshiaki Fujii, Shan Lei, Jianchao Mao, Sisi Tian, Zizhen Miao

“…Combined with the on-site monitoring data, the wavelet packet program based on MATLAB was compiled to study the vibration response of the four-story masonry building in a typical southwestern mountainous area of China under the blasting load. …”
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The Effects of Palm Oil Fuel Ash on Mechanical and Durability Properties of Sustainable Foamed Concrete by Dahlia Patah, Amry Dasar, Nurazuwa Md. Noor

“… In recent years, mortar bricks or autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC), also known as foamed concrete, have been widely used as masonry wall materials. Foamed concrete, like bricks, can be produced by adding a foaming agent to achieve the desired weight and density, while meeting requirements for strength and durability. …”
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Aménager la berge en rive droite de la Loire à l’époque romaine à Orléans/Cenabum (Loiret) by Julien Courtois, Émilie Roux-Capron

“…Set back from these open spaces were several semi-subterranean masonry buildings. This group of buildings, directly linked to the adjacent port structures (developed bank and open-air loading space), could be interpreted as a series of warehouses. …”
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Key factors in coastal village’s street planning for marine climate adaptation by Yuan Zheng, Feng Liang, Bifeng Zhu, Tingting Hong, Danhua Xu

“…The key morphological indicators, listed in order of importance, include appropriate street widths (2.3–4.3 m), eave height for single-storey buildings (2.0–4.6 m), eave height for double-storey buildings (5.4–7.7 m), eave depth (0.8–1.1 m for brick-timber dwellings and 0.3–0.6 m for masonry dwellings), roof slope (20–28°), entrance space depth (0.8–1.3 m), balcony overhang depth (0.6–0.7 m), colonnade depth (1.5–2.4 m), street orientation (NE-SW) and building depth (3.2–5.0 m). …”
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Civil Structural Health Monitoring and Machine Learning: A Comprehensive Review by Asraar Anjum, Meftah Hrairi, Abdul Aabid, Norfazrina Yatim, Maisarah Ali

“…These models may be used to estimate the compressive strength of masonry or repair mortars, probable damage scenarios in buildings, concrete models, beams, and columns for determining the mechanical characteristics of materials, damage detection in civil structures, and so on.  …”
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Aménagements de berge monumentaux d’époque laténienne et romaine à Besançon (Doubs) by Christophe Gaston

“…A recessed area in this masonry could correspond to a postern-gate to access the landing stage. …”
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Activités artisanales sur la rive droite de la Vesle à Reims/Durocortorum by Émilie Jouhet, Michaël Brunet, Pierre Mathelart, Véronique Matterne

“…Above all, they also allowed for initially limited masonry construction, which subsequently became increasingly important, taking the form of relatively consistently shaped cells or small rooms. …”
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Effect of treated palm fibers on the mechanical properties of compressed earth bricks stabilized by alkali‐activated binder‐based natural pozzolan by Rolande Aurelie Tchouateu Kamwa, Joseph Bikoun Mousi, Sylvain Tome, Juvenal Giogetti Deutou Nemaleu, Martine Gérard, Marie‐Annie Etoh, Jacques Etame

“….% of palm fibers exhibited the mechanical properties values fitting the requirements of the materials candidate for the building construction applications especially as masonry bricks.…”
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Seismic Signal-Based Investigation on the Disaster Differences between 2021 Yangbi Ms 6.4 Earthquake and 2014 Ms 6.5 Ludian Earthquake in Yunnan Province, China by Jinchang Chen, Ailan Che, Lanmin Wang, Lixin Jiang

“…Multistorey buildings are intact, and a few small landslides are triggered, whereas, in the Ludian earthquake, multistorey buildings with the frame structure and masonry structure occurred with serious X-type cracking, large interlayer displacement, and even complete collapse, and large landslides with length about 165 m are triggered. 53LLT and 53YBX are two strong motion stations in the Ludian earthquake and Yangbi earthquake, respectively, and are near the disaster investigation points. …”
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Le sanctuaire romain du Vigneau à Pussigny (Indre-et-Loire) : un lieu de mémoire, de vie et d’accueil by Arnaud Coutelas, Sébastien Lepetz

“…It reveals a high density of masonry or timber buildings, developed at the same time as the temple and whose general organisation follows the main orientations of the sanctuary walls. …”
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Engineering geological evaluation of Bowa Dayole dam site, North Shewa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia by Ashu Fekadu, Yadeta C. Chemeda, Shankar Karuppannan, Endalu Tadele Chala

“…Developing nations like Ethiopia face food and water shortages due to weather and droughts. The Bowa Dayole masonry gravity dam is expected to irrigate farmland downstream. …”
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Improvement of engineering properties and environmental impact of fired clay bricks utilizing industry sludge waste by Amir Detho, Aeslina Abdul Kadir, Ahmad Shayuti, Bin Abdul Rahim, Nejib Ghazouani, Abdelkader Mabrouk, Ahmed Babeker Elhag, Hesham Hussein Rassem

“…Bricks are fundamental in masonry construction, and current research is exploring the integration of industrial waste materials into fired clay bricks to enhance their properties and mitigate environmental impacts. …”
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Determinación de la absorción de agua de una pieza termoplástica modular impresa = Determination of water absorption of a printed modular thermoplastic part by Sandra Moyano-Sanz, Amparo Verdú-Vázquez, Mercedes Valiente-López

“…Part 21: Determination of water absorption of baked clay and silico-limestone masonry parts by cold water absorption. Likewise, the same operation is carried out with an exposed brick and a rough brick, both with similar dimensions to the previous one. …”
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Le quai no 9 du port romain de Saint-Lupien à Rezé/Ratiatum (Loire-Atlantique) by Jimmy Mouchard, Matthieu Yacger

“…Variations have been observed which imply the coexistence of several carpentry and masonry workshops, and which also suggest the existence of several construction campaigns. …”
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Nouveaux éléments concernant l’amphithéâtre antique de Saintes (Charente-Maritime) : l’arène aux iiie et ive s. apr. J.-C. by Bastien Gissinger

“…Charcoal found in the masonry mortar, in the state corresponding to the final renovation, confirmed a late 3rd century date. …”
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Les quais nos 1, 12 et 13 du port romain de Saint-Lupien à Rezé/Ratiatum (Loire-Atlantique) by Xavier Favreau, Nicolas Ménez

“…Variations have been observed which imply the coexistence of several carpentry and masonry workshops, and which also suggest the existence of several construction campaigns. …”
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La tranchée supérieure de l’aqueduc du Gier à Saint-Joseph (Loire) : nouvelles données et synthèse by Kilian Blanc, Guillaume Maza

“…This probably happened quickly and took place in several stages. No trace of masonry was found in the infill or near the trench.These new unpublished data add to our knowledge of this structure, an almost unique and somewhat poorly documented example in the Roman world. …”
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