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Failure Load of Frp Strengthened Masonry Walls: Experimental Results and Numerical Models

G. Milani¹, T. Rotunno², E. Sacco³, A. Tralli^1,4

1 ENDIF, ENgineering Department In Ferrara, Università di Ferrara, Via Saragat 1, 44100 Ferrara, Italy.
2 Dipartimento di Costruzioni, Università di Firenze, Piazza Brunelleschi 6, Firenze, Italy.
3 Dipartimento di Meccanica Strutture Ambiente e Territorio, Università di Cassino,Via Di Biasio 43, Cassino, Italy.
4 A short version of this paper was presentedat the XXXIV Conference of the Italian Association for Stress Analysis (AIAS), Milan Italy 14-17 September 2005.

Structural Durability & Health Monitoring 2006, 2(1), 29-50. https://doi.org/10.3970/sdhm.2006.002.029

Abstract

Aim of the present work is the evaluation of the ultimate load bearing capacity of masonry panels reinforced with FRP strips. The investigation is developed performing both experimental and numerical studies. In particular, several panels subjected to different loading conditions are tested in the Tests Laboratory of the University of Florence (Italy). Then, numerical models based on combined homogenization and limit analysis techniques are proposed. The results obtained by numerical simulations are compared with experimental data. The good agreement obtained shows that the proposed numerical model can be applied for the evaluation of the ultimate load bearing capacity of reinforced masonry walls.

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