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 …

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 …

Through low-cycle reciprocating tests on 11 masonry wall specimens strengthened using
reinforced-concrete–masonry composite columns, the effects of the position of the composite …

High ductile concrete (HDC) is a kind of cement-based composites containing discontinuous
short polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fibers exhibiting strain-hardening performance and high …

Although the confinement of compressed columns with composite materials has been
extensively studied during the last decades, scarce research has been conducted in the …

The mechanical properties of stone materials can be severely affected by exposure to high
temperatures. The effect of fire on stone buildings could cause irreversible damage and …

This study presents an experimental investigation on the diagonal compressive response of
cement-clay interlocking (CCI) hollow brick masonry walls. The diagonal compressive …

There are many available studies on the reinforcement of columns by confinement with
composite materials. However, in the particular case of stone elements, there is a lack of …

Brick as a construction material can be considered one of the most common materials used
for a very long time to construct buildings in iraq. The historic building represents one of the …

Nowadays, the solution of durability problems of existing buildings has a key role in civil
engineering, in which there is an ever-increasing need for building restorations. Over the …