ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: Cast in-situ mortar panel was a model of mortar wall that was designed to achieve effectiveness in terms of time, worker, and construction waste by using the unused sand from sand-filter as a construction material for building the wall. Although the wall panel is a non-structural element, the performance in residential buildings under wind and seismic loading is a major concern. The research aims to conduct an experiment of the mortar panels under lateral loading. Two panel specimens of mortar wall using a moving formwork were tested. The mortar panels demonstrated that the wall systems are advantageous in construction of residential or industrial buildings. The moving formwork was used for cast in-situ mortar panels to obtain solution of saving time and workers. The performances were acceptable, which was shown in the obtained results that pointed to higher strength with acceptable displacement for non-structural elements. It should be pointed out that the connection between the wall panels and the footing should be designed carefully to obtain an efficient load transfer mechanism in the structure. The inter-connection that attained from the moving formwork should be further studied since the presence of minimum dowel bars can significantly improve the lateral behavior by providing more ductility and higher strength. The cast in-situ mortar panels as alternative solution for non-structural construction material are recommended for the applications in the residential or industrial buildings.
