Journal
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS
Volume 73, Issue -, Pages 740-753Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.09.116
Keywords
Masonry; Wall; Arch; CAM; Stainless steel; Ribbons; Reinforcement; Shear strength; In-situ tests
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- Sicilian Government
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The results of in situ tests carried out on unreinforced and reinforced poor rubble masonry full-scale walls in the earthquake prone Messina (Italy) area are presented and discussed. This experimental research was aimed at the assessment of the in plane shear behaviour of ancient masonry strengthened with an innovative system for masonry and retrofitting of reinforced concrete element constituted by threedimensional pre-tensioned stainless steel ribbons. A comparison between different strengthening configurations was made in order to characterise the behaviour of masonry panels under shear-compression load, focusing attention on the diagonal cracking failure mode. The effectiveness of retrofitting method in enhancing strength and ductility of poor rubble masonry walls is proved by comparison of the response of the unreinforced and reinforced structural systems. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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