Pearson eText for Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers -- Instant Access (Pearson+)
Pearson eText for Materials for Civil and Construction Engineers -- Instant Access (Pearson+)
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Author: Michael Mamlouk, John Zaniewski
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Write the definition of solid and hollow masonry units according to ASTM C90.

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Solid masonry:

It is termed as a masonry unit whose net cross-sectional area Anet in every plane, parallel to the ‘bearing surface’, is 75% or greater than the gross-sectional area Agross in the same plane.

Hollow masonry:

The net cross-sectional area Anet in each plane of masonry, parallel to the ‘bearing surface’, is less than 75% of the gross-sectional area Agross in the same plane. This is termed as hollow masonry.

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