Compressive Behavior of Interlocking Plastic Blocks Structural Elements Having Slenderness

• Published in: Buildings (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 12; p. 2257
• Main Authors: Adnan, Muhammad, Khalid, Faiza, Ali, Majid
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.12.2022
• Subjects: Building construction; Columns (structural); compressive behavior; Compressive properties; Compressive strength; Concrete; Construction industry; Developing countries; Earthquake engineering; Earthquake resistance; earthquake resistant housing; Earthquake resistant structures; Earthquakes; Energy absorption; Energy dissipation; Failure; interlocking plastic blocks; Laboratories; LDCs; Load; Locking; Masonry; Mortars (material); Natural disasters; Plastics; Prototypes; Public buildings; Rural areas; Rural housing; Seismic activity; Seismic engineering; Seismic zones; Shear strength; slenderness ratio; Stress-strain curves; Structural engineering; Structural members; India

Earthquakes are among of the most harmful and potentially fatal natural disasters. Masonry structures in seismic zones of urban and rural areas around the world pose a threat to human life. Housing that is both affordable and earthquake-resistant in earthquake-prone areas is currently in demand in d...