Behavior of Brick Masonry Under Cyclic Compressive Loading

An experimental program was conducted to study the behavior of brick masonry under cyclic compressive loading. The envelope stress‐strain curve, the common point curve, and the stability point curve were established for brick masonry loaded both perpendicular and parallel to the bed joint. A general analytical expression is proposed for these curves which is found to provide reasonable fit with the experimental data. The variation of lateral strain with axial strain is also discussed.