Development of an innovative interlocking load bearing hollow block system in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Thanoon, Waleed Abdulmalik, Jaafar, Mohd Saleh, Abdul Kadir, Mohd Razali, Abang Ali, Abang Abdullah, Trikha, D. N., Najm, Amad M. S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier 2004
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8500/1/Development%20of%20an%20innovative%20interlocking%20load%20bearing%20hollow%20block%20system%20in%20Malaysia.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/8500/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2004.03.013
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

The paper describes the development of a new interlocking hollow block masonry system appropriate for load bearing masonry wall construction. The developed system is an alternative to the traditional bonded masonry system where the blocks in the wall are integrated through mortar layers. In the syst...