Slope-stability analysis is one of the parameters in the design of road embankments that the designer must consider in order to ensure stable and safe construction. The technical standards recommend slopes to heights of 12 m, depending on the soil types and the topography. In the present work, the limit equilibrium methods (Fellenius, Bishop, Janbu, Morgensten-Price) and the finite element method are used to determine the safety factor of road embankments for different slopes flanking the road. Five embankment heights were simulated: 6 m, 12 m, 18 m, 24 m, and 30 m. The dataset compiled can be used for modeling embankments.

Masonry structures are widely used nowadays for their advantages like low-cost workmanship, efficiency and fast construction techniques. The compressive strength of the materials that compose masonry (block and mortar) is very important to the behavior of the system, but the tensile strength is even more significant for the standards and building codes. In this work, a dataset for indirect tensile tests of hollow concrete blocks is obtained. Splitting tests as described in ASTM C-1006-13 are applied. Two sets of blocks were tested, one with medium compressive strength and the other with high compressive strength. The first set was tested in three directions named A, B, and C; the second one was tested in two directions, A and B. The data was collected with a servo-hydraulic machine. The data is presented in tables and can be used by material researchers, as well as in numerical modeling.

Masonry is a construction material composed of units (blocks or bricks) joined with mortar. It is one of the most widely used materials in construction resisting both vertical and horizontal forces in single and multi-family housing buildings. A correct union between the units and the mortar (interface) is essential, as is determining the resistance from the applied loads. There is a divergence in how the mortar is bedded in the construction of masonry walls. In some countries, such as Canada and Australia, regulations require that the mortar be placed in face shell bedding when hollow blocks are used. However, in countries like Mexico, regulations establish that it be placed in the net area, and construction practices often differ. Much research has been conducted to study the compressive behavior of mortar bedding in masonry of hollow concrete blocks. However, fewer studies have focused on shear behavior. This paper presents the dataset of experimental laboratory tests on wallettes built with hollow concrete blocks. Two methods of mortar bedding were employed: over the net area and the lateral face. The values obtained can be used to compare the shear strength in hollow concrete block masonry and the shear failure. Additionally, they can be useful for calibrating numerical models.

The uniaxial compressive strength is a main parameter to be considered in design of masonry structures, particularly due to gravitational loads. This dataset collection comprises test on various masonry prisms made of hollow concrete blocks. These prisms are divided into three groups: prisms consisting of 2, 3, and 4 courses, respectively. All prisms underwent testing with mortar applied over the net area (fullshell) and on the lateral face (face-shell-bedding). Ten prisms were tested for each arrangement, meaning 10 prisms with 2 courses using full-shell placement, 10 with face-shell placement, and so forth for 3 and 4 course prisms. Two linear variable differential transformers (LVDTs) were added to every prism for displacement measurements. Load measurements were conducted by using an Instron machine for the prisms with two courses, a Tinius Olsen machine for those with three courses, and a loading frame for the four-course prisms. The presented dataset includes strain-stress curves that underwent analysis and filtering. These data hold sig