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Un
upda
te o
n th
e se
ism
ic v
ulne
rabi
lity
of th
e M
alaw
ian
cons
truc
tions
Cha
lleng
es, A
ppro
ache
s an
d Fu
ture
Out
com
e
byD
r Viv
iana
Nov
elli
and
Dr R
affa
ele
De
Ris
i
UK
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aste
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Why
is d
iffic
ult t
o as
sess
the
seis
mic
vul
nera
bilit
y of
dev
elop
ing
coun
trie
s?
Littl
e kn
owle
dge
on th
e se
ism
ic b
ehav
ior o
f the
se c
onst
ruct
ions
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Loca
l sta
ndar
ds o
f des
ign
MS
791-
1:20
13,
The
stru
ctur
alus
eof
mas
onry
–Pa
rt1:
Unr
einf
orce
dm
ason
ryw
allin
g”.
from
BS
8S39
21(1
985)
MA
LAW
I
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KA
RO
NG
A E
arth
quak
e -6
-19t
h D
ecem
ber 2
009
Four
ear
thqu
akes
of M
w >
5.5
O
ver 1
000
hous
es c
olla
psed
, 290
0 w
ere
dam
aged
UK
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Afte
r Ear
thqu
ake
in 2
009
UK
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aste
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(Nub
ian)
Available da
ta
2008
cen
sus
data
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(Nub
ian)
Prel
imin
ary
inve
stig
atio
ns
with
the
supp
ort o
f the
Pol
ythe
tic o
f Bla
ntyr
e
2017
in E
As
mos
t rep
rese
ntat
ive
of th
e M
alaw
ian
urba
n co
ntex
t
SCO
PE: I
dent
ify B
UIL
DIN
G fe
atur
es
ÎC
ON
STR
UC
TIO
N D
ETA
ILS
that
mos
t affe
ct th
e se
ism
ic v
ulne
rabi
lity
UK
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Ram
med
ear
th
RC
floo
rs
Gab
lela
ck o
f co
nnec
tions
Bric
ksS
tone
sB
ricks
Bric
ks w
ith c
orru
gate
d m
etal
roof
ing
shee
t and
chi
mne
y
DEF
ICIE
NC
IES
DIF
FER
TH
E SE
ISM
IC
PER
FOR
MA
NC
E O
F A
BU
ILD
ING
TYP
E
Sho
ps w
ith
porti
co
Lack
of
mor
tar
poor
m
ater
ial
IDEN
TIFICA
TION OF TY
POLO
GIES AN
D CO
NSTRU
CTION DETAILS
UK
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In plane
failure
Corner failure.
Overturning of
two facade
s
Kar
onga
Ear
thqu
ake,
Mal
awi (
2009
)
Bric
ks w
ith th
atch
roof
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EXIS
TIN
G V
ULN
ERA
BIL
ITY
MO
DEL
S H
azus
‘99,
EM
S ‘9
8, A
ED
ES
, PA
GE
R, S
o-S
penc
e, S
penc
e-Fo
ulse
r
Thes
e M
OD
ELS
are
deve
lope
d to
der
ive
empi
rical
frag
ility
curv
es
for S
PEC
IFIC
CO
UN
TRIE
S an
d ar
e N
OT
suita
ble
for M
alaw
ian
hous
es
How
can
we
char
acte
rise
build
ings
?
UK
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Dr.
Vivi
ana
Nov
elli
Free
war
e-O
pen
Sour
ce s
oftw
are
In d
evel
opin
g co
untri
es, c
ompl
icat
ed a
nd e
xpen
sive
sof
twar
e ar
e no
t affo
rdab
le fo
r eco
nom
ic
reas
ons,
ther
efor
e an
alte
rnat
ive
solu
tion
need
s to
be
adop
ted.
PREP
AR
E PR
OJE
CT
UK
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PREP
AR
E PR
OJE
CT Th
e m
echa
nica
l app
roac
h Fa
MIV
E
Dat
a In
put
Fini
te e
lem
ent m
etho
dO
penS
ees
UK
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aste
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PREP
AR
E PR
OJE
CT Th
e m
echa
nica
l app
roac
h Fa
MIV
E
Dat
a In
put
Fini
te e
lem
ent m
etho
dO
penS
ees
Dat
a co
llect
ed o
n si
te
Por
tfolio
cla
ssifi
catio
nJo
int l
ogno
rmal
fitti
ng o
f the
dim
ensi
ons
in p
lan
UK
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aste
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PREP
AR
E PR
OJE
CT Th
e m
echa
nica
l app
roac
h Fa
MIV
E
Dat
a In
put
Fini
te e
lem
ent m
etho
dO
penS
ees
Dat
a co
llect
ed o
n si
te
Por
tfolio
cla
ssifi
catio
nJo
int l
ogno
rmal
fitti
ng o
f the
dim
ensi
ons
in p
lan
UK
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PREP
AR
E PR
OJE
CT
With
the
aid
of a
n in
spec
tion
form
to
colle
ct
data
of t
he M
alaw
ian
cons
truct
ions
Dat
a co
llect
ed o
n si
teB
uild
ing
typo
logi
es
Geo
met
ry in
pla
n an
d el
evat
ion,
roof
/mat
eria
l typ
e,
vuln
erab
ility
ele
men
ts, d
efic
ienc
ies,
leve
l of m
aint
enan
ce.
The
mec
hani
cal a
ppro
ach
FaM
IVE
Dat
a In
put
Fini
te e
lem
ent m
etho
dO
penS
ees
Dat
a co
llect
ed o
n si
te
Por
tfolio
cla
ssifi
catio
nJo
int l
ogno
rmal
fitti
ng o
f the
dim
ensi
ons
in p
lan.
Def
initi
on o
f mec
hani
cal p
rope
rtie
s at
mac
rosc
opic
leve
l (e
.g. t
0 sh
ear s
treng
th, m
fric
tion
coef
ficie
nt, e
tc.)
UK
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PREP
AR
E PR
OJE
CT
Dat
a co
llect
ed o
n si
te
Por
tfolio
cla
ssifi
catio
n
Ana
lysi
s
Fini
te e
lem
ent c
odes
on
and
equi
vale
nt c
ontin
uum
mod
el
Dat
a co
llect
ed o
n si
te
Bui
ldin
g ty
polo
gies
The
mec
hani
cal a
ppro
ach
FaM
IVE
Dat
a In
put
Fini
te e
lem
ent m
etho
dO
penS
ees
UK
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OPE
NSE
ESA
naly
sis
Pus
hove
r ana
lysi
s
UK
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PREP
AR
E PR
OJE
CT Li
mit
stat
e an
alys
is to
iden
tify
all
poss
ible
failu
re m
odes
Dat
a co
llect
ed o
n si
te
Por
tfolio
cla
ssifi
catio
n
Ana
lysi
s
Fini
te e
lem
ent c
odes
on
and
equi
vale
nt c
ontin
uum
mod
el
Dat
a co
llect
ed o
n si
te
Bui
ldin
g ty
polo
gies
The
mec
hani
cal a
ppro
ach
FaM
IVE
Dat
a In
put
Fini
te e
lem
ent m
etho
dO
penS
ees
UK
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FaM
IVE
Ana
lysi
s
Com
bine
d M
echa
nism
s B
1 B
2 C
F
Out
-of-p
lane
Mec
hani
sms
AD
E
G
In-p
lane
Mec
hani
sms
H1
pier
s H
1 sp
andr
els
H2
Most typical failure m
odes of m
ason
ry buildings
unde
r seism
ic events
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FaMIVE compu
tes the
load factor
multip
lier for all failure m
odes
The minim
um load factor m
ultip
lier
identifies the
FAILU
RE M
ODE
WITH
HIGH
EST PR
OBA
BILITY OF OCC
URR
ENCE
FaM
IVE
Ana
lysi
s
UK
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PREP
AR
E PR
OJE
CT
Lim
it st
ate
Def
initi
on Lim
it st
ate
anal
ysis
to id
entif
y al
l po
ssib
le fa
ilure
mod
es
Dat
a co
llect
ed o
n si
te
Por
tfolio
cla
ssifi
catio
n
Ana
lysi
s
Fini
te e
lem
ent c
odes
on
and
equi
vale
nt c
ontin
uum
mod
el
Dat
a co
llect
ed o
n si
te
Bui
ldin
g ty
polo
gies
The
mec
hani
cal a
ppro
ach
FaM
IVE
Dat
a In
put
Fini
te e
lem
ent m
etho
dO
penS
ees
EC
6
UK
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OPE
N S
EES
Lim
it st
ate
defin
ition
�D
eriv
ed P
usho
ver c
urve
for e
ach
build
ing
of th
e po
rtfol
io c
lass
ifica
tion
�D
eriv
atio
n of
the
Equ
ival
ent S
DO
F�
Cap
acity
cur
ves
and
bilin
eariz
atio
n EC
6
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PREP
AR
E PR
OJE
CT
Lim
it st
ate
Def
initi
on
EC
6
Lim
it st
ate
anal
ysis
to id
entif
y al
l po
ssib
le fa
ilure
mod
es
Dat
a co
llect
ed o
n si
te
Por
tfolio
cla
ssifi
catio
n
Ana
lysi
s
Fini
te e
lem
ent c
odes
on
and
equi
vale
nt c
ontin
uum
mod
el
Dat
a co
llect
ed o
n si
te
Bui
ldin
g ty
polo
gies
The
mec
hani
cal a
ppro
ach
FaM
IVE
Dat
a In
put
Fini
te e
lem
ent m
etho
dO
penS
ees
With
refe
renc
e to
the
type
of f
ailu
re m
ode
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�Id
entif
ied
the
failu
re m
ode
for e
ach
insp
ecte
d bu
ildin
g, k
now
n lo
ad fa
ctor
mul
tiplie
r and
Mef
f: ef
fect
ive
mas
s�
Der
ivat
ion
of th
e eq
uiva
lent
SD
OF
syst
em fo
r eac
h in
spec
ted
build
ing
�Li
mit
stat
e de
finiti
on a
re g
iven
for f
ailu
re m
ode
(ben
ding
or s
hear
)�
Der
ivat
ion
of th
e ca
paci
ty c
urve
s fo
r bui
ldin
g ty
pes
acco
rdin
g to
thei
r fai
lure
mod
e
FaM
IVE
Lim
it st
ate
defin
ition
For b
uild
ing
type
UK
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EPA
RE
PRO
JEC
T
Lim
it st
ate
Def
initi
on Lim
it st
ate
anal
ysis
to id
entif
y al
l po
ssib
le fa
ilure
mod
es
Dat
a co
llect
ed o
n si
te
Por
tfolio
cla
ssifi
catio
n
Ana
lysi
s
Fini
te e
lem
ent c
odes
on
and
equi
vale
nt c
ontin
uum
mod
el
Dat
a co
llect
ed o
n si
te
Bui
ldin
g ty
polo
gies
The
mec
hani
cal a
ppro
ach
FaM
IVE
Dat
a In
put
Fini
te e
lem
ent m
etho
dO
penS
ees
FRA
GIL
ITY
CU
RVE
S
EC
6W
ith re
fere
nce
to th
e ty
pe o
f fai
lure
mod
e
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Deriv
ation of fragility curves
Ope
nsees
FaMIVE
2 D2 C
dsi
EE
E�
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018
At t
he p
rese
nt ti
me.
.
We
have
PR
ELI
MIN
AR
Y re
sults
for b
oth
appr
oach
es a
pplie
d fo
r a s
mal
l dat
abas
e (o
nly
40 b
uild
ings
) cre
ated
on
the
data
col
lect
ed o
n Ju
ly 2
017
Mec
hani
cal p
rope
rties
of t
he m
ater
ial a
re a
ssum
ed, a
s w
e ar
e st
ill ru
nnin
g th
e te
st
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ust 2
018
Cla
ss C
3U
nfire
d/Fi
red
bric
k w
ith m
ud m
orta
rno
lint
els
LOW
CO
NS
TRU
CTI
ON
DE
TAIL
ING
(s
ingl
e sk
in)
Cla
ss C
2Fi
red
bric
k w
ith m
ud m
orta
r with
tim
ber l
inte
ls
ME
DIU
M C
ON
STR
UC
TIO
N D
ETA
ILIN
G
(sin
gle
and
doub
le s
kin)
Cla
ss C
1Fi
red
bric
k w
ith c
emen
t mor
tar a
nd
conc
rete
lint
els
HIG
H C
ON
STR
UC
TIO
N D
ETA
ILIN
G(s
ingl
e an
d do
uble
ski
n)
FaMIVE
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IP:
In p
lane
failu
re m
ode
OO
P:O
ut o
f pla
ne
failu
re m
ode
CO
MB
Cor
ner f
ailu
re
mod
e
GA
BLE
Arc
h fa
ilure
m
ode
HIG
HM
ED
IUM
LOW
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C3
C1
C2
Sd,1
: Lig
ht D
amag
e Sp
ectr
a di
spla
cem
ent
Sd,2
: Sig
nific
ant D
amag
e Sp
ectr
a di
spla
cem
ent
Sd,3
: Nea
r C
olla
pse
Spec
tra
disp
lace
men
t Sd
,4: C
olla
pse
Spec
tra
disp
lace
men
t
C1:
HIG
H
C2:
M
EDIU
MC
3: L
OW
C1 C3C2
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Salim
a
Lifiz
i
Gol
omot
i
Bal
aka
•B
ALA
KA
•G
OLO
MO
TI
•LI
FIZI
•SA
LIM
A
Dat
a co
llect
ion
May
201
8
We
have
exp
ande
d th
is d
atab
ase
with
new
dat
a co
llect
ed d
urin
g th
e st
ruct
ural
in
spec
tions
in M
ay20
18
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ust 2
018
Dat
a ha
s be
en c
olle
cted
for 3
30 b
uild
ings
Sem
i-det
aile
d in
spec
tions
Roo
f typ
eM
ater
ial t
ype
Geo
met
ryO
peni
ngs
layo
utH
eigh
t
Îst
ruct
ural
det
ailin
gÎ
Mai
nten
ance
leve
lÎ
defic
ienc
ies
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Futu
re O
utco
me
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timat
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ism
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vuln
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i
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Tim
ber b
and
Wal
l Pla
te
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tress
es
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ins
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tify
suita
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low
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ce th
e se
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me
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Exte
nd th
e se
ism
ic
vuln
erab
ility
ass
essm
ent
met
hodo
logy
cal
ibra
ted
for
Mal
awi c
onst
ruct
ions
to o
ther
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st A
fric
an C
ount
ries
TO R
EDU
CE
THE
SEIM
SIC
RIS
K
Futu
re O
utco
me
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We
mus
t be
the
chan
ge w
e w
ant t
o se
e in
the
wor
ld.
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atm
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hand
i
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An
upda
te o
n P
RE
PAR
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WP
3:
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mic
Vul
nera
bilit
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odel
ling
of
M
alaw
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Stru
ctur
esw
ith e
mph
asis
on
the
stru
ctur
al a
nd e
xper
imen
tal c
ompo
nent
Dr P
anos
Klo
ukin
as
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9To
pro
vide
val
id d
ata
for o
ur ri
sk a
sses
smen
t too
ls~
spar
se e
xist
ing
info
rmat
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on lo
cal m
ater
ial p
rope
rties
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d fo
r a s
peci
fic e
xper
imen
tal i
nves
tigat
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uire
men
ts:
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urre
nt s
ituat
ion
-Fu
ture
tren
ds –
rapi
d ch
angi
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nviro
nmen
t-
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l con
stru
ctio
n co
nditi
ons,
incl
udin
g th
e so
cial
and
ec
onom
ic a
spec
t-
Exi
stin
g ef
forts
to e
stab
lish
safe
r, lo
w c
ost h
ousi
ng
solu
tions
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We
aim
to d
evel
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truc
tura
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lner
abili
ty a
sses
smen
t too
ls
that
can
be
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ul to
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ate
the
curr
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ituat
ion,
bu
t als
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the
pote
ntia
l im
prov
emen
t fr
om th
e im
plem
enta
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of
the
prop
osed
gui
delin
es
9..t
he a
pplic
atio
n of
alte
rnat
ive
mat
eria
ls a
nd c
onst
ruct
ion
prac
tices
etc
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Mai
n fo
cus
of th
e ex
perim
enta
l wor
kU
nrei
nfor
ced
mas
onry
stru
ctur
es m
ade
of fi
red
bric
ks w
ith c
emen
t or m
ud m
orta
r~
the
dom
inan
t con
stru
ctio
n m
ater
ial
unbu
rnt b
ricks
conc
rete
blo
cks
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ilise
d so
il bl
ocks
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cent
exp
erie
nce
in
Bla
ntyr
e...
wha
t is
this
?
…th
e m
odel
can
be
exte
nded
to a
naly
se:
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May
201
8: B
uild
ing
Surv
ey a
nd F
ield
Tes
ting
Sco
pe: F
urth
er b
uild
ing
surv
eys
on s
truct
ural
vul
nera
bilit
y an
d da
ta c
olle
ctio
n on
mat
eria
l pro
perti
es
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ugus
t 201
8: M
ater
ial a
nd S
truc
tura
l tes
ting
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pe: D
eriv
e pr
oper
ties
of th
e ba
sic
stru
ctur
al e
lem
ents
(b
ricks
& in
terfa
ces)
whi
ch g
over
n th
e be
havi
our o
f the
m
ason
ry e
lem
ents
~>
feed
this
info
into
our
stru
ctur
al
mod
ellin
g to
ols
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goin
g w
ork
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ervi
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f the
201
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tiviti
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2018
mat
eria
l tes
ting
field
wor
kO
bjec
tives
:-
Col
lect
ion
of re
liabl
e lo
cal d
ata
-Va
luat
e th
e si
mpl
ified
QC
met
hods
pro
pose
d in
the
guid
elin
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ropo
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ew, a
ltern
ativ
e m
etho
ds fo
r fie
ld te
stin
g an
d Q
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–Po
int
bend
ing
test
er
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oint
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d te
ster
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M, 1
989)
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n ad
vant
ages
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h lo
wer
failu
re lo
ad
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tabi
lity)
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ny g
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cim
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str
engt
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dex
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ile a
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pres
sive
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rope
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usta
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ogra
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site
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/ 14:
fiel
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ater
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estin
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ken
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ab m
ater
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estin
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alib
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tch)
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ffere
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plin
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Labo
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ater
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estin
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01
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ams
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rick
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3-po
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endi
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s st
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st re
sults
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1
⁄
⁄⁄
⁄
Sta
ndar
d br
ick
dim
ensi
ons:
l o,
bo,
h o
and
typi
cal b
ody
wei
ght:
Wo
Then
for a
rand
om s
et o
f l,
b, h
and
W, t
hesa
me
flexu
ral s
tress
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pplie
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r x
equa
l to:
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re f
is th
e di
men
sion
less
fa
ctor
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ple
leve
r st
eppe
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ndar
disa
tion”
of t
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tepp
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test
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ne id
ea…
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Tens
ile s
tren
gth:
~
2 x
I s50
Com
pres
sive
str
engt
h:~
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4 x
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x (I s
50) v
s te
nsile
& c
ompr
essi
ve s
treng
th
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Labo
rato
ry s
truct
ural
test
ing
-Pol
ytec
hnic
On-
goin
g te
sts
on w
all p
rism
s an
d pa
nels
mad
e of
loca
l bric
ks
and
vario
us c
onfig
urat
ions
rega
rdin
g th
e m
orta
r qua
lity
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sim
ple
test
ing
rigs.
..
…an
d so
me
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-tech
equ
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