Hollow clay tile wall test program: Bond wrench testing at Building 9207 at the Y-12 Plant

Technical Report · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:10145053

Hardin, E J

The purpose of conducting bond wrench tests on a wall that had been previously tested with an air bag to determine if the method outlined in the test procedure, HCTP-12, was a practical method of in-situ testing, and to compare it with ASTM C1072-86 which is a method for testing masonry prisms. This test yielded valuable information as to the proper method of removing head joints and completely sawing through the bed joint to isolate each wall unit prior to testing. Also, a method to eliminate slippage of the clamping bracket was identified. Both methods of applying load, hydraulic and mechanical, proved to be satisfactory. The values for flexural bond strength obtained from this test will be compared to values from bond wrench tests to be performed on undistributed Hollow Clay Tile Wall (HCTW) units in the future. Flexural bond strength determined by this test should not be interpreted as the flexural bond strength of a wall constructed of the same material.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OS21400
• OSTI ID: 10145053
• Report Number(s): Y/EN--4592; ON: DE92013936
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
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42 ENGINEERING
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ACCURACY
BUILDING MATERIALS
COMPRESSION
DYNAMIC LOADS
FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, AND TECHNIQUES
FLEXURAL STRENGTH
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
STRESSES
TENSILE PROPERTIES
TESTING
WALLS
Y-12 PLANT