Strengthening of concrete structures with textile reinforced mortars: State-of-the-art review

LN Koutas, Z Tetta, DA Bournas… - Journal of Composites …, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
Textile reinforced mortars (TRM), also known in the international literature as textile
reinforced concrete (TRC) or fabric reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) materials, have …

[HTML][HTML] Seismic upgrading of existing masonry structures: A state-of-the-art review

PD Gkournelos, TC Triantafillou, DA Bournas - Soil Dynamics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a state-of-the-art review on the available seismic upgrading techniques
of existing masonry structures, which comprise a very common structural material including …

[HTML][HTML] Seismic upgrading of existing reinforced concrete buildings: A state-of-the-art review

PD Gkournelos, TC Triantafillou, DA Bournas - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Collapses or serious damages of existing buildings during strong earthquakes have resulted
in significant economic losses, severe injuries and loss of human lives. Given the late …

Classification of in-plane failure modes for reinforced concrete frames with infills using machine learning

H Huang, HV Burton - Journal of Building Engineering, 2019 - Elsevier
The failure modes of reinforced concrete frame structures with masonry infill panels have
strong implications to their overall seismic performance. This paper explores a data-driven …

Out-of-plane strengthening of masonry-infilled RC frames with textile-reinforced mortar jackets

LN Koutas, DA Bournas - Journal of Composites for Construction, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
This paper presents an experimental investigation on the use of textile-reinforced mortar
(TRM) jackets as a means of improving the out-of-plane performance of masonry infill walls …

[HTML][HTML] Cyclic shear-compression testing of brick masonry walls repaired and retrofitted with basalt textile reinforced mortar

L Garcia-Ramonda, L Pelà, P Roca, G Camata - Composite Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper reports an experimental programme on masonry walls composed of handmade
solid clay brick and hydraulic lime mortar. Reversed cyclic shear compression tests were …

[HTML][HTML] Innovative seismic and energy retrofitting of wall envelopes using prefabricated textile-reinforced concrete panels with an embedded capillary tube system

E Baek, DA Pohoryles, S Kallioras, DA Bournas… - Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the experimental seismic performance of an innovative seismic-plus-
energy retrofit solution for RC and URM structures. The intervention aims to simultaneously …

Novel ultra-high-performance concrete composite plates reinforced with FRP grid: Development and mechanical behaviour

YY Ye, ST Smith, JJ Zeng, Y Zhuge, WM Quach - Composite Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) composite plate that is
reinforced with a fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) grid (herein FRP-UHPC composite plate) is …

Experimental tests on strengthening strategies for masonry infill walls: A literature review

A Furtado, H Rodrigues, A Arêde, H Varum - Construction and Building …, 2020 - Elsevier
The masonry infill walls' seismic behaviour is being characterized by extensive damages
and out-of-plane (OOP) collapses due to combined in-plane and OOP loading demands …

Experimental study on flexural shear strengthening effect on low-strength RC beams by using FRP grid and ECC

R Guo, Y Ren, M Li, P Hu, M Du, R Zhang - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the shear behaviour of reinforced concrete (RC) beams by using
engineered cementitious composite (ECC) and fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) grid as a …