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<p> This report contains the results of an exploratory investigation into the strength (compressive and tensile) of the most commonly used cavity wall ties. Z, Truss, Ladder and Corrugated metal ties were tested in the Applied Dynamics Laboratory at McMaster University.</p> <p> A total of 110 specimens were constructed and tested. Fifty-five specimens were tested in compression, another 55 specimens were tested in tension. The influence of different cavity widths and lengths of mortar imbedment on the strengths of the ties were also investigated.</p> <p> The ultimate load capacity, for each tie investigated, was related to loading on a unit of wall area by taking into consideration the recommended spacings for each tie.</p> <p> A strength comparison of the ties tested was made. Finally, conclusions were drawn and recommendations made.</p> / Thesis / Master of Engineering (MEngr)

Genom historien har flera olika tegelkonstruktioner använts. På 50-talet utvecklades skalmuren som idag dominerar tegelmarknaden. En studie har utförts i ett försök att förbättra hur skalmurar ska dimensioneras. Kommersiella beräkningsmodeller som används i dagsläget resulterar i överdimensionerade skalmurar där dyra konsoler möjligtvis används i onödan. Skalmurar utsätts i princip endast för sin egentyngd och är därför huvudlasten vid dimensionering. Syftet med rapporten är att utveckla en mer korrekt metod för uträkning av egenviktens fördelning i skalmurar för att minska belastningen i murverkets svaga områden. Detta kan i sin tur göra det möjligt att konsoler inte behöver användas för att förstärka de svaga delarna. Arbetet utforskar möjligheten att använda finita elementmetoden för att beräkna egentyngdens fördelning och utförs med programmet FEM-design. De nuvarande kommersiella beräkningsmodellerna använder sig inte av finita elementmetoden och skillnaderna mellan dessa två olika utgångslägen är okända. Rapportens huvudmål är att jämföra den nya metoden som tillämpar finita element metods beräkningar gentemot den gamla metodens beräkningar. Detta utförs genom att studera ett fiktivt exempel av en skalmur som med den gamla metoden hade behövt konsoler. Resultatet visade att den nya metoden kan förbättra egentyngdens fördelning i skalmuren och konsoler kan därför undvikas i detta fall. / Throughout Sweden’s history several distinct types of masonry constructions have been used. In the late 1950s the most common masonry construction that dominates today’s market was developed. A study has been conducted in an attempt to better understand how masonry constructions are to be designed. Commercial calculation methods applied for sizing cavity walls today results in oversized constructions that are reinforced with expensive consoles. The consoles are placed in the cavity wall for supporting the masonry were it would otherwise break. A new calculation method could prove these consoles to be an unnecessary expense. A cavity wall is by principal only exposed by its own dead-load and is therefor the main load when sizing the wall. The purpose of this study is to develop a more accurate method of calculating the spread of the deadload in the cavity walls masonry. This could prove that the weaker points in the wall is not in need of reinforcement by consoles. This study will investigate the possibility to use the finite element method for the calculation of the deadloads spread inside a cavity wall. Commercial calculation methods that are used today does not use the finite element method and the differences in these two initial states are unknown.

Interfaces adesivas flexíveis, com maior capacidade de dissipação de tensões poderiam prevenir falhas provenientes das tensões geradas durante a contração de polimerização, variações térmicas e esforços mastigatórios. Isso poderia ser obtido através do aumento da espessura da camada de adesivo. O objetivo deste trabalho foi comparar a resistência de união (RU) à dentina de dois sistemas adesivos (SA) aplicados com diferentes volumes de adesivo (uma ou duas camadas) e submetidos ou não às ciclagens térmica e mecânica (CTM). A superfície dentinária de 40 terceiros molares hígidos foi exposta com uma lixa de granulação 600. Dois sistemas adesivos foram testados: Scotchbond Multiuso (SBMU) e Clearfil SE Bond (CSEB). Seus respectivos adesivos foram aplicados através de uma micropipeta (8 ou 16µl) em uma área delimitada de 52 mm 2 e blocos de resina composta (Z250) foram construídos incrementalmente. Metade da amostra foi armazenada em água destilada por 24 h e submetida às ciclagens térmica (1.000; 5-55ºC) e mecânica (500.000 ciclos / 12 kgf). A outra metade foi apenas armazenada em água destilada por 72 h. Após isso, os dentes foram seccionados, longitudinalmente, em cortes perpendiculares entre si, a fim de se obterem corpos-de-prova em formato de paralelogramo com aproximadamente 0,8mm 2 de secção transversal. Os palitos foram submetidos ao teste de microtração a 1,0 mm/min e o modo de fratura analisado. A RU foi expressa como um índice que incluiu os valores de RU dos diferentes padrões de fratura, além dos palitos prematuramente fraturados (P). Os dados foram submetidos à análise de variância de 3 fatores. O teste de qui-quadrado foi utilizado (p<0,05) para verificar diferenças na freqüência de P. Dois fatores foram significantes: “SA" e “CTM". SBMU e grupos não-ciclados apresentaram maior RU do que CSEB e grupos ciclados respectivamente. Uma maior freqüência de P foi observada para os grupos ciclados. Uma camada adicional de adesivo não influenciou na RU de interfaces feitas com SBMU ou CSEB, enquanto a CTM levou à redução da RU das interfaces. / Dentin bonding interfaces with increased capacity of stress dissipation are able to prevent failures due to polymerization contraction, thermal and mechanical stresses. This would be obtained by increasing adhesive layer thickness. The purpose of this study was to compare the resin-dentin microtensile bond strengths (BS) of two adhesive systems (AS) applied with different volumes of adhesive resin (one and two coats) submitted or not to thermal and mechanical loading (TML). A flat superficial dentin surface was exposed on 40 third molars with a 600-grit SiC paper. Two systems were tested: Scotchbond Multipurpose (SBMP) and Clearfil SE Bond (CSEB). After primer application, the adhesive layer was applied by a micropipette (8 or 16µl) to a delimited area (52mm 2 ) and resin blocks (Z250) were built incrementally. Half of the sample was stored in distilled water for 24h and then submitted to thermal (1,000; 5-55ºC) and mechanical cycles (500,000; 12kgf). The other half was stored in distilled water (72h). Teeth were then sectioned to obtain sticks (0.8 mm 2 ) to be tested under tensile mode (1.0mm/min). The fracture mode was analyzed at 400X. BS was expressed as an index that included the BS values of different fracture patterns and the prematurely debonded specimens (D). The data was analyzed by three-way ANOVA. The &#967; 2 test was used (p<0.05) to compare the frequency of D specimens. The main factors AS and TML were significant. SBMP and non-cycled groups showed higher BS to dentin. A higher frequency of D was observed for the cycled groups. The application of an adhesive layer in two coats for a three-step etch&rinse and a two-step self-etch systems, to act as an intermediate flexible layer, was not able to minimize the damage caused by thermal and mechanical load in a low C-factor cavity.

Interfaces adesivas flexíveis, com maior capacidade de dissipação de tensões poderiam prevenir falhas provenientes das tensões geradas durante a contração de polimerização, variações térmicas e esforços mastigatórios. Isso poderia ser obtido através do aumento da espessura da camada de adesivo. O objetivo deste trabalho foi comparar a resistência de união (RU) à dentina de dois sistemas adesivos (SA) aplicados com diferentes volumes de adesivo (uma ou duas camadas) e submetidos ou não às ciclagens térmica e mecânica (CTM). A superfície dentinária de 40 terceiros molares hígidos foi exposta com uma lixa de granulação 600. Dois sistemas adesivos foram testados: Scotchbond Multiuso (SBMU) e Clearfil SE Bond (CSEB). Seus respectivos adesivos foram aplicados através de uma micropipeta (8 ou 16µl) em uma área delimitada de 52 mm 2 e blocos de resina composta (Z250) foram construídos incrementalmente. Metade da amostra foi armazenada em água destilada por 24 h e submetida às ciclagens térmica (1.000; 5-55ºC) e mecânica (500.000 ciclos / 12 kgf). A outra metade foi apenas armazenada em água destilada por 72 h. Após isso, os dentes foram seccionados, longitudinalmente, em cortes perpendiculares entre si, a fim de se obterem corpos-de-prova em formato de paralelogramo com aproximadamente 0,8mm 2 de secção transversal. Os palitos foram submetidos ao teste de microtração a 1,0 mm/min e o modo de fratura analisado. A RU foi expressa como um índice que incluiu os valores de RU dos diferentes padrões de fratura, além dos palitos prematuramente fraturados (P). Os dados foram submetidos à análise de variância de 3 fatores. O teste de qui-quadrado foi utilizado (p<0,05) para verificar diferenças na freqüência de P. Dois fatores foram significantes: “SA” e “CTM”. SBMU e grupos não-ciclados apresentaram maior RU do que CSEB e grupos ciclados respectivamente. Uma maior freqüência de P foi observada para os grupos ciclados. Uma camada adicional de adesivo não influenciou na RU de interfaces feitas com SBMU ou CSEB, enquanto a CTM levou à redução da RU das interfaces. / Dentin bonding interfaces with increased capacity of stress dissipation are able to prevent failures due to polymerization contraction, thermal and mechanical stresses. This would be obtained by increasing adhesive layer thickness. The purpose of this study was to compare the resin-dentin microtensile bond strengths (BS) of two adhesive systems (AS) applied with different volumes of adhesive resin (one and two coats) submitted or not to thermal and mechanical loading (TML). A flat superficial dentin surface was exposed on 40 third molars with a 600-grit SiC paper. Two systems were tested: Scotchbond Multipurpose (SBMP) and Clearfil SE Bond (CSEB). After primer application, the adhesive layer was applied by a micropipette (8 or 16µl) to a delimited area (52mm 2 ) and resin blocks (Z250) were built incrementally. Half of the sample was stored in distilled water for 24h and then submitted to thermal (1,000; 5-55ºC) and mechanical cycles (500,000; 12kgf). The other half was stored in distilled water (72h). Teeth were then sectioned to obtain sticks (0.8 mm 2 ) to be tested under tensile mode (1.0mm/min). The fracture mode was analyzed at 400X. BS was expressed as an index that included the BS values of different fracture patterns and the prematurely debonded specimens (D). The data was analyzed by three-way ANOVA. The &#967; 2 test was used (p<0.05) to compare the frequency of D specimens. The main factors AS and TML were significant. SBMP and non-cycled groups showed higher BS to dentin. A higher frequency of D was observed for the cycled groups. The application of an adhesive layer in two coats for a three-step etch&rinse and a two-step self-etch systems, to act as an intermediate flexible layer, was not able to minimize the damage caused by thermal and mechanical load in a low C-factor cavity.

This is a final year project considering constructional techniques for joining cavity walls. The project is related to an ongoing scientific programme about the restoration of The City wall of Visby located on Gotland. The programme was set by Riksantikvarieämbetet as a reaction to a collapse of the outer masonry wall shell which took place in February 2012. The City wall of Visby is a medieval fortification built out of limestone during the 13th century. The wall is constructed as a cavity wall with two separate masonry shells connected to each other through an intermediate core. During the 14th century the wall was heightened which lead to a higher stress, especially in the outer wall face. This occurrence in combination with repeated frost bursts is most likely two of the reasons to why a part of the wall collapsed in 2012. The investigated techniques in this report are reconstructional masonry work using “through-stones”, wall ties out of steel and supportive buttresses. These techniques are investigated regarding their constructive actions and suitability for The City wall of Visby. Masonry work using “through-stones” consists of placing occasional masonry stones perpendicular to the remaining stones. In this way the two wall faces can be joined together. As well as “through-stones”, wall ties also provide a binding between the two wall faces. These ties can be made out of steel bars which ends are connected to each wall face. In this report wall ties are calculated considering tension in interaction with bending moment. A desirable quality for wall ties in this case is that they have the ability to follow the natural movements of the masonry wall without losing their binding capacity. Finally masonry buttresses are investigated, these are masonry units placed against the wall to support horizontal loadings. Buttresses vary in appearance; in this case they consist of limestone blocks laid against the wall face in a certain angle. Considering the state of equilibrium, adequate dimensions of the buttresses are defined. Calculations in this report are based on a number of assumptions regarding loading conditions of the wall combined with the specific constructional technique. Existing theories based on Eurocode’s are not always possible to apply on medieval constructions such as The City wall of Visby. The results in this report show that all mentioned techniques could be applied on The City wall of Visby if they are constructed with the right dimensions in combination with other preventive measures against problems due to water and frost. However, considering the fact that The City wall of Visby is a cultural heritage the suitability differs between the constructional techniques. / Detta examensarbete behandlar byggnadstekniska metoder med syftet att sammanbinda skalmurar. Arbetet utförs i samband med ett pågående forsknings- och utvecklingsprojekt rörande restaureringen av Visby ringmur på Gotland. Forskningsprojektet startades på uppdrag av Riksantikvarieämbetet efter ett murras i februari 2012. Visby ringmur är en medeltida befästning av gotländsk kalksten som till huvudsaklig del uppfördes under åren 1250-1288. Muren är konstruerad som en skalmur vilket innebär en icke homogen mur bestående av två murskal med mellanliggande kärna. Senare på 1300-talet förhöjdes muren vilket bidrog till en överbelastning av främst det yttre murskalet. Detta i kombination med upprepad frostsprängning är sannolikt två av orsakerna till murraset 2012. Metoderna som undersökts är ommurning med bindstenar, sammanbindning med kramlor och dragjärn samt uppstöttning med kontreforter. Dessa metoder studeras i fråga om verkningssätt samt lämplighet för Visby ringmur. Murning med bindstenar innebär att stenar med regelbundet mellanrum i ett murskift placeras tvärgående med kortsidan utåt, detta för att skapa en sammanbindning mellan murskalen i en skalmur. Kramlor och dragjärn ska även de verkar som förbindare mellan murskalen, de kan exempelvis utgöras av ett rundstål som infästs i vardera murskal. I rapporten undersöks dessa utifrån dragkraft i kombination med dess böjmoment. Önskvärt är att såväl kramlor som dragjärn ska kunna följa murens naturliga rörelser samtidigt som de ska sammanbinda murskalen. Slutligen undersöks kontreforter vilka muras mot skalmuren med syftet att ge stöd och uppta horisontala krafter. Kontreforter kan variera i utseende, i detta fall studeras kontreforter som muras av kalksten i vinkel mot murväggen. Med hjälp av ett jämviktsförhållande undersöks lämpliga dimensioner för kontreforterna. Alla beräkningar i denna rapport baseras på ett antal antaganden om lastförhållanden för muren i samverkan med vald byggnadsteknisk metod. Teorier enligt Eurokoderna inte är utformade för äldre murverkskonstruktioner och därav inte alltid tillämpbara. Resultaten visar att alla nämnda metoder skulle kunna tillämpas på muren om de utförs med lämpliga dimensioner i kombination med andra förebyggande åtgärder mot fukt- och frostproblemen. Dock skiljer sig lämpligheten för de olika metoderna åt med tanke på bevarandet av ringmurens kulturhistoriska värde.