The Influence of the Rebound Hammer Test Location on the Estimation of Compressive Strength of a Historical Solid Clay Brick

Abstract

This paper presents the study of a two-hundred-year-old, demolded solid clay brick using the rebound hammer test for the estimation of the compressive strength. During the test, the location and face type influence on the rebound values are monitored and recorded. In addition, the calculation of the average rebound value has been modified to encounter the influence of location and face types. Furthermore, the estimated compressive strength is compared with the normalized mean compressive strength to check the accuracy of the rebound hammer test if it is within the confidential limit of ±25%. The result shows that the location and surface types have influence on the rebound value, which in turn affected the compressive strength.

Keywords

• historic building
• rebound hammer
• rebound value
• estimated compressive strength
• normalized mean compressive strength
• solid clay brick