Condition survey of in-service structures to map cracking, locate vertical
and horizontal reinforcement, verify block fill, and perform crack monitoring to evaluate mechanisms contributing to functional and structural distress.
Bond wrench testing of brick prisms to
determine flexural-tensile bond strength.
Obtain and test Concrete
Masonry Unit prisms from structures to determine load capacity.
Petrographic examination of mortar to determine: quantity of masonry
cement/hydraulic cement/lime/sand, water/cement ratio, air-void system, in addition to other physical and chemical properties.