In situ Out-of-Plane Cyclic Testing of Original and Strengthened Traditional Stone Masonry Walls Using Airbags

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2016

Authors

Tiago Miguel Ferreira (Author) Other; Alexandre A. Costa (Author) Other; António Arêde (Author) FEUP; Humberto Varum (Author) FEUP; Aníbal Costa (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Journal of Earthquake Engineering

Vol. 20 No. 5

Pages: 749-772

ISSN: 1363-2469

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

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Scientific classification

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Engineering > Civil engineering > Structural engineering

FOS: Engineering and technology > Civil engineering

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00K-W4S

DOI: 10.1080/13632469.2015.1107662

Abstract (EN): This article presents a field experimental campaign carried out on an existing one-story stone masonry building, aiming at characterizing the out-of-plane behavior of its walls. A bidirectional test set-up based on a self-equilibrated airbag system was developed and used on three similar masonry walls under distinct conditions: original, retrofitted, and strengthened. The results obtained and the main advantages and shortcomings found in the test set-up are discussed. Finally, some of the most popular retrofitting and/or strengthening techniques applied during the 1998 Azores reconstruction process are critically analyzed, aiming at suggesting quantifications for future interventions on existing unreinforced masonry buildings.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 24