The innovative technique here illustrated is the result of historical evolution of ancient
systems of hooping and is conditioned by design criteria that take into account the structural …

Due to widespread applications of adobe masonry construction in rural areas of many
seismic-prone countries, there is a high demand for conducting research on retrofitting of …

Recent research has underscored the effectiveness of engineered cementitious composites
(ECC) in retrofitting unreinforced masonry (URM) structures. The retrofitting method of …

In this paper, the effect of several brick and mortar mechanical and microstructural
parameters on the maximum debonding force of the same glass fiber reinforced polymer …

Existing un-reinforced masonry buildings made of vaults, columns and brick and multi-leaf
stone masonry walls, many of which have historical and cultural importance, constitute a …

The article deals with the issues of the strengthening and stabilisation of stone masonry
columns reinforced by fabrics based on inorganic fibres under concentric compression …

The use of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) materials for the external confinement of existing
concrete or masonry members is now an established technical solution. Several studies in …

There is a lack of studies available in the literature focusing on the reinforcement of slender
masonry columns commonly observed in the practice. This work presents the results of an …

Confinement of masonry columns using fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) composites have
displayed to enhance the axial capacity and ductility. Although, mechanisms of FRP …

The strengthening of facing-masonry columns represents a current challenge since from the
past for architects and engineers. A typical past solution involves the use of a continuous or …