FEASIBILITY STUDY OF GROUTED BRICK MASONRY in MULTI STOREY BUILDINGS

Abstract

3ricks ha ve seen uscd for the construction to servo man since the beginning of the civil nation. For the construction of multistorey buildings, the solid masonry walls in the' lawor floor a re of considerable 'iicknaas. This results in wa.sta go of floor apace*. Attempt is made to initiate a system of masonry constrruct:ion* which ma y be. stronger than solid masonry. Grouted masonry is thus developed,. The grouted masonry is capable of taking more loads than the solid masonry and thus i prnii.dss a solution for the con-structr±cn of multistorey buildings u ityh reduced walk. thickness.