PSI - Issue 25

Elena Ferretti / Procedia Structural Integrity 25 (2020) 33–46 Elena Ferretti / Structural Integrity Procedia 00 (2019) 000–000

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Fig. 12. Test set-up for three-point bending flexural tests.

Fig. 13. Mortar/brick disconnection: the stiffness of the longitudinal straps does not allow free rotation around the inner hinge.

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Fig. 14. Load/deflection curve of Specimen W6, compared to the results of the previous tests.