Experimental assessment of an innovative strengthening material for brick masonry infills [PDF]
, 2015 The vulnerability of masonry infill walls has been highlighted in recent earthquakes in which severe inplane damage and out-of-plane collapse developed, justifying the investment in the proposal of strengthening solutions aiming to improve the seismic ...
Cunha, Fernando Eduardo Macedo +3 more
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Seismic Behavior and Vulnerability of Masonry Dwellings in Eastern Türkiye: A Comprehensive Analysis
Applied SciencesFrom 1940 to the present, Turkish seismic standards for masonry building have gradually evolved, culminating in the performance-based TBEC (2018). Unregulated tenant expansions and informal construction, especially in rural areas, continue to be a ...
Resat Oyguc
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Fiberglass Grids as Sustainable Reinforcement of Historic Masonry [PDF]
, 2016 Fiber-reinforced composite (FRP) materials have gained an increasing success, mostly for strengthening, retrofitting and repair of existing historic masonry structures and may cause a significant enhancement of the mechanical properties of the reinforced
Borri, Antonio +3 more
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Masonry vaults subjected to horizontal loads: Experimental and numerical investigations to evaluate the effectiveness of a GFRM reinforcement [PDF]
, 2017 The paper investigates the effectiveness of a modern reinforcement technique based on a Glass Fiber-Reinforced Mortar (GFRM) for the enhancement of the performances of existing masonry vaults subjected to horizontal seismic actions.
Boem, Ingrid, Gattesco, Natalino
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Equivalent frame modelling of an unreinforced masonry building with flexible diaphragms - a case study [PDF]
, 2016 A case study was conducted to investigate the applicability of the equivalent frame modelling for the nonlinear time-history analysis of unreinforced masonry buildings with flexible diaphragms.
Derakhshan, H. +4 more
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Sustainable Strengthening Techniques for Masonry Structures [PDF]
, 2016 Reducing the energy consumption is an important objective of the construction industry and this also applies for renovation, retrofit and refurbishment of existing buildings.
Borri, Antonio +2 more
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Numerical and experimental analysis of full scale arches reinforced with GFRP materials [PDF]
, 2014 In this contribution, original limit analysis numerical results are presented dealing with some reinforced masonry arches tested at the University of Minho-UMinho, PT.
Basílio, Ismael +3 more
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Torsional response of unreinforced masonry buildings
Procedia Structural Integrity, 2023 Mauro Mezzina +2 more
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Empirical Fragility Analysis of Haitian Reinforced Concrete and Masonry Buildings
BuildingsThis study develops empirical fragility curves for concrete and masonry buildings in Haiti, utilizing data from the 2021 earthquake. A dataset of 3527 buildings from the StEER database, encompassing a diverse range of building types, is used.
Marc-Ansy Laguerre +2 more
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Experimental and numerical analysis of the seismic performance of concrete block masonry buildings [PDF]
, 2014 The increase in housing demand and the construction cost of the necessary houses for its satisfaction have motivated the study of economical and efficient solutions aiming at developing new construction methods.
Lourenço, Paulo B. +2 more
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