Abstract
Unreinforced masonry (URM) walls strengthened with composites were tested to failure at a decommissioned building in St. Louis, Missouri. the walls were subjected to out-of-plane loading. Previous work on URM as well as reinforced masonry walls strengthened with fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) laminates has shown remarkable increases in capacity and ductility. However, most of this research work has been conducted in the laboratory, where it is difficult to reproduce real field conditions. in this context, this experimental program offered a unique opportunity for performing field experimentation on URM walls strengthened FRP laminates showing that shear compression led to controlling the failure of either the upper or lower boundary masonry units. an analytical model that provides good agreement with the experimental results is also presented. the model computes the applied concentrated out-of-plane load, midheight deflection, and rotations at the supports. the analytical model can be easily modified to take into account distributed loads acting on the wall.
Recommended Citation
J. G. Tumialan et al., "Field Assessment of Unreinforced Masonry Walls Strengthened with Fiber Reinforced Polymer Laminates," Journal of Structural Engineering, vol. 129, no. 8, pp. 1047 - 1056, American Society of Civil Engineers, Aug 2003.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2003)129:8(1047)
Department(s)
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Fiber reinforced polymers; Laminates; Masonry; Missouri; Reinforcement; Walls
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0733-9445
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
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Publication Date
01 Aug 2003
