Engineered cementitious composites for effective strengthening of unreinforced masonry walls

Seismic retrofitting of rural rammed earth buildings using externally bonded fibers

“…Applications of these techniques may be restricted because they may be expensive and involve relatively complicated processes. Recent research has shown that fiber reinforced polymers (FRPs) provide an effective and cost-efficient technique for the seismic retrofitting of masonry buildings [10][11][12][13][14]. In these studies, experimental program and theoretical analysis were carried out to investigate the strengthening effect of FRPs on the shear capacity of the masonry wall.…”

Experimental assessment of Textile Reinforced Sprayed Mortar strengthening system for brickwork wallettes

“…This situation led to the proposal of several alternatives. The most significant ones are the Engineering Cementitious Concrete (ECC) presented by Maalej et al [2] who strengthened masonry panels against out-of-plane loads with promising results (blast protection) and the Textile Reinforced Mortar (TRM) initially developed for strengthening concrete structures (see [3,4]) but successfully adapted for its application on masonry (see [5,6]). Nowadays, TRM is the most studied strengthening solution for masonry but as the application technique is by hand and is time-consuming, the system needs to be improved in order to become a competitive alternative.…”

Increase of load‐carrying capacity of masonry with textile reinforced rendering / Erhöhung der Tragfähigkeit von Mauerwerk mit textilbewehrtem Putz

“…In fact, TRM was initially developed to overcome the problems of FRP in masonry application. It has been widely applied to masonry arches and for the in-plane strengthening of walls [19], [50] to [53]. TRM has been identified as one the most suitable solution for the strengthening of masonry members subjected to shear or out-of-plane loading conditions.…”