MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF LATEX MORTAR FOR BRICK MASONRY

Experimental results on the investigation done to study the behavior of brick masonry with latex modified mortar subjected to compressive strength is presented in this paper. Three mix ratios of mortar for considered for the experimental investigation. The cube compression strength of mortar without rubber latex and with rubber latex in various proportions was tested for 7 days strength. The mortar strength was found to increase when the percentage latex was 20%. For various proportions of latex, the strength properties of the brick prisms and ductility were observed. A formula to calculate the strength of brick masonry including optimum latex percentage is proposed.