STUDY ABOUT THE STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS OF
BRICKS UNDER COMPRESSION, FOR OLD BUILDINGS
MADE OUT OF BRICK
The main role of the construction is to provide comfort and protection
to people at home, at work and in social and cultural institutions. The
occurrence of problems conected to damages of structural or non structural
elements leads to the discomfort of their occupants, and in some cases, their
remediation having also a psychological motivation besides the reinsurancing
the resistance and stability. The rehabilitation of old buildings made of brick, is
difficult because in many cases, norelated data about the materials has been
found, nor of the structure conformation,or about the adjustments during the life
of the building, or which severe external actions has it been subjected to.
Keywords: brick masonry, compression strenght, structure, structural
elements
Cuvinte cheie: zidărie de cărămidă, rezistență la compresiune,
structură, elemente structurale