Behaviour of Reinforced Column made of Hollow Brick Subjected to Eccentric Compressive Load

Inherent advantages of brick masonry have made it popular in construction industries. Relatively low tensile strength of brick work has restricted its use to compression members only, this limitation can be eliminated by incorporating reinforcement in hollow brick masonry. Present investigation includes construction and testing of reinforced hollow brick column subjected to eccentric loading, results shows good correlation with the column design by limit state design method, also it is observed that the effect of reinforcement is significant. The composite action of bricks, grout and reinforcement controls the rate of crack development and prevent sudden and total collapse, the reinforcement reserve strength beyond first cracking.