Retrofitting of unreinforced masonry structures and considerations for heritage-sensitive constructions

F Yavartanoo, THK Kang - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
Masonry is one of the oldest fundamental materials used in construction. Structures made by
masonry materials without reinforcement, however, routinely exhibit poor performance when …

Round Robin Test for composite-to-brick shear bond characterization

MR Valluzzi, DV Oliveira, A Caratelli, G Castori… - Materials and …, 2012 - Springer
The paper presents the experience of a working group within the RILEM Technical
Committee 223-MSC 'Masonry Strengthening with Composite materials', aimed at …

In-plane behavior of cavity masonry infills and strengthening with textile reinforced mortar

F Akhoundi, G Vasconcelos, P Lourenço, LM Silva… - Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
The seismic vulnerability of masonry infilled reinforced concrete (rc) frames observed during
past earthquakes in some south European countries resulted in losses of human lives and …

Fibrous and composite materials for blast protection of structural elements—A state-of-the-art review

S Pichandi, S Rana, D Oliveira… - Journal of Reinforced …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
Contemporary world is facing numerous bomb explosion attacks on public and civil
buildings causing huge loss of property and human lives. As a consequence, the society …

[HTML][HTML] Numerical and experimental study of externally reinforced RC slabs using FRPs subjected to close-in blast loads.

C Reifarth, R Castedo, AP Santos, M Chiquito… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of woven Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) as strengthening material on full-scale
Reinforced Concrete (RC) slabs was studied in this paper. Carbon (CFRP) and E-glass …

[HTML][HTML] An experimental study on strengthening of masonry infilled RC frames using diagonal CFRP strips

S Altin, Ö Anil, ME Kara, M Kaya - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2008 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to investigate experimentally the behavior of strengthened
masonry infilled reinforced concrete (RC) frames using diagonal CFRP strips under cyclic …

Experimental and numerical study on the shear behavior of stone masonry walls strengthened with GFRP reinforced mortar coating and steel-cord reinforced …

N Gattesco, C Amadio, C Bedon - Engineering Structures, 2015 - Elsevier
The research work herein presented is aimed at investigating the structural behavior of
stone masonry walls reinforced through different strengthening techniques. In particular, the …

Seismic capacity of masonry infilled RC frame strengthening with expanded metal ferrocement

A Leeanansaksiri, P Panyakapo… - Engineering Structures, 2018 - Elsevier
This research was to investigate the behavior of masonry infilled reinforced concrete frame
strengthening with expanded metals under cyclic loading. In this study, a prototype frame …

[HTML][HTML] In-plane cyclic response of unreinforced masonry walls retrofitted with ferrocement

A Hasnat, T Das, R Ahsan, AT Alam… - Case Studies in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Unreinforced masonries are weak against seismic loads which necessitates their retrofitting.
Ferrocement is widely used as it is cheaper than alternative methods of retrofitting. Some …

In-plane behavior of seismically damaged masonry walls repaired with external BFRP

D Zhou, Z Lei, J Wang - Composite Structures, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the in-plane seismic behavior of eight unreinforced masonry (URM)
walls before and after being retrofitted by basalt fiber reinforced polymer (BFRP). Among …