Cantilever flexural strength tests of masonry infill walls strengthened with textile-reinforced mortar

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2021

Authors

André Furtado (Author) FEUP; Hugo Rodrigues (Author) Other; António Arêde (Author) FEUP

Journal

The Journal is awaiting validation by the Administrative Services.

Title: JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING

Vol. 33

Pages: 1-10

ISSN: 2352-7102

Publisher: Elsevier

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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-00S-FQY

DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2020.101611

Abstract (EN): The main objective of this work is to present an experimental study on the use of textile reinforced mortar to improve the masonry infill walls out-of-plane behaviour. The experimental campaign comprises flexural strength tests parallel to the horizontal bed joints of 10 specimens made up of horizontal hollow clay bricks, five of them unstrengthened and the remaining five strengthened. Cantilever flexural strength tests were carried out. The efficiency of the strengthening was assessed and the effect of using a weak or strong textile mesh is analysed. The mechanical properties of the adopted materials are characterized and presented. The results are presented in terms of force-displacement responses and damages observed. From the tests, it was observed that the textile reinforced mortars improved the flexural strength capacity until 3.93 times and the deformation capacity increased 2 times with a strong textile mesh.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 10