Compression and diagonal tension test on walls made using recycled newspaper and paste of yucca starch
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4067/S0718-50732008000300002Keywords:
walls, recycled newspaper, paste of yucca starch, compression strength, diagonal tension strengthAbstract
This article describes the conception process, research development and implementation process at the laboratory level of a masonry unit with top and bottom semiovoid chock and made using recycled newspaper and paste of yucca starch. The devel ped implementation process has been used to make a set of masonry units to build walls. The article presents a methodology related to the constructive process of the walls in the real constructive context. This methodology was used to build 6 walls for characterization of the mechanical behaviour at two levels: axial compression and diagonal tension (shear). A discussion about the behaviour of the wall speciments and conclusions about the behaviour in the real context are presented. Finally, a feasibility analysis related to the structural application of the walls in the construction field of the civil engineering is argued.