Ageing of the building stock is an issue affecting many regions in the world. This means a
large proportion of existing buildings being considered energy inefficient, with associated …

Significant damage to existing reinforced concrete (RC) frame structures during recent
earthquakes has highlighted the potential detrimental effect of non-structural masonry infills …

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 …

Abstract Microencapsulated Phase Change Materials (PCMs) can be directly incorporated
into mortars to enhance their thermal performance. In this study, the addition of a commercial …

The paper presents a detailed report on a large sample of masonry churches damaged by
the 2016–2017 Central Italy seismic sequence. The first part of the work analyses the …

Abstract Fabric Reinforced Cementitious Matrix and Composite Reinforced Mortar, are
amongst relatively new type of inorganic composites. Several precedent research programs …

This paper presents an experimental study of the structural behaviour of masonry walls
retrofitted with Textile Reinforced Mortar (TRM) to improve their in-plane shear strength and …

Results of an experimental campaign conducted on plain and reinforced masonry wallettes
subjected to diagonal compression tests are presented in this paper. The masonry panels …

Unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings, largely found in Euroasian regions, are particularly
vulnerable to in-plane shear failures during seismic events due to the poor shear capacity of …

The effectiveness of reinforced plasters and Composite Reinforced Mortars (CRM) for
increasing the in-plane shear capacity of masonry walls was investigated on a series of 32 …