The vulnerability of masonry infill walls has been highlighted in recent earthquakes in which
severe in-plane damage and out-of-plane collapse developed, justifying the investment in …

Masonry walls are particularly vulnerable against out-of-plane seismic actions. Steel tie-bars
and crowing beams in reinforced masonry can prevent their overturning, but collapse may …

The aim of seismic strengthening for masonry buildings is to upgrade structural strength and
improve inelastic deformation capacity. Most of the strengthening techniques in practice are …

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 …

Seismic events worldwide clearly showed that a crucial issue for life-safety and reduction of
losses due to earthquakes for reinforced concrete (RC) buildings is related to the out-of …

ABSTRACT A large part of the existing building stock was not designed according to the
current codes in seismic prone regions. The poor performance of some reinforced concrete …

Abstract In existing Reinforced Concrete (RC) buildings, the out-of-plane (OOP) collapse of
masonry infills can be a significant issue for resulting damage and life safety in case of …

The interest in strengthening of historical masonry structures is significantly grown especially
to techniques which combine properties like as reversibility, compatibility, and sustainability …

This comprehensive experimental study aims at investigating the behavior of masonry infill
panels strengthened by fiber reinforced engineered cementitious composites (ECC). The …

The primary objective of this work is to present a experimental analysis of textile-reinforced
mortar based strengthening solutions to prevent the out-of-plane (OOP) collapse of masonry …