Structural testing of hollow clay tile units

Technical Report · Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:6978116

Flanagan, R D ^[1]; Bennett, R M ^[2]

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1. Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, TN (United States)
2. Tennessee Univ., Knoxville, TN (United States). Dept. of Civil Engineering

This report presents the results of laboratory testing of hollow clay tile masonry units. The testing is part of an ongoing natural phenomena evaluation program of Hollow Clay Tile Wall (HCTW) facilities at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant. The primary purpose of these tests is to determine structural properties of unit tiles of the same lot to be used in large-scale laboratory testing of HCTW structures. Light red (terra cotta) clay masonry units, taken from the construction supply yard of were sampled and tested in accordance with applicable ASTM standards. Measurement of size, measurement of void area, initial rate of absorption, compressive strength, and splitting tensile strength procedures were performed. Evaluation of the test results along with comparison to other published clay tile data is provided. Volume 1 of this document contains a description of the testing, a summary of the results, comparison to other published clay tile data, and conclusion drawn from the results. Volume 2 contains the unreduced test data, data reduction software, and quality assurance aspects of the testing.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OS21400
• OSTI ID: 6978116
• Report Number(s): Y/EN-4536/V1; CNPE/HCT-12; ON: DE92041270
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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