Fiber-reinforced mycelium (FRM) composites offer an innovative and sustainable approach
to construction materials for architectural structures. Mycelium, the root structure of fungi, can …

Although widespread in civil engineering construction, brick masonry walls usually designed
to resist only gravity loads are known to be vulnerable structural elements with respect to …

The seismic vulnerability of unreinforced masonries underlines the importance of
developing new methods and materials for the retrofitting of historical structures. Nowadays …

Up to the beginning of the twenty-first century, most of quasi-brittle structures, in particular
the ones composed by concrete or masonry frames and walls, were designed and built …

The cumbersome nature of unreinforced masonry structures and the minimal tensile strength
of the constituent materials make the masonry structure very brittle. As a result, unreinforced …

Fast-paced urbanization and population growth have increased the daily use of plastic.
Although plastic is used for different purposes, a sharp rise in the utilization of bottled water …

The use of lime-based composites reinforced with fabrics made of natural fibers, is a
promising solution for the strengthening of historical masonry structures owing to its …

Additive manufacturing (AM) technologies, including 3D mortar printing (3DMP), 3D
concrete printing (3DCP), and Liquid Deposition Modeling (LDM), offer significant …

Growing environmental awareness and scarcity of natural resources are forcing the world to
migrate from linear to circular economies. The possibility of partially replacing cement with …

The current techniques used for strengthening existing buildings made out of masonry
infilled frames are characterized by high impact on the daily internal activities, as people …