Investigation of the properties and behaviour of ancient and newly constructed mudbricks from the ancient walls of Eleusis

The paper presents the test results from investigation of nature and mechanical behaviour mudbricks ancient mudbrick wall Eleusis in Attica, Greece. remains preserved to date site are some largest Small fragments were taken laboratory for experimental investigation. Testing included index tests toclassify soil material made of, mineralogical analyses their fines’ content, testing suitable materials ability trim samples without causing damage measurements suction on as they obtained, further dried, or rewetted. used construction was a silty sand sandy silt with small fraction clay marginally plastic non-plastic fines. Dry unit weight found be close dry fresh after being compacted minimum compaction energy only 45 kNm/m3 left residual water content conditions. Similarly, field these recompacted samples. Consequently, unconfined compression strength very high corresponding condition, similarly cohesion obtained direct shear yield stress under one-dimensional conditions loading.