Numerical Evaluation of Mechanical Parameters Role in GFRP Strengthened Cobblestone Masonry Walls

2017 ◽  
Vol 747 ◽  
pp. 504-511
Author(s):  
Natalino Gattesco ◽  
Alessandra Gubana ◽  
Massimo Melotto
Keyword(s):  
Parametric Study ◽  
Peak Load ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Masonry Wall ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymers ◽  
Masonry Walls ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Reinforced Masonry ◽  
Smeared Crack Approach ◽  
Smeared Crack

The use of a GFRP (Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymers) mesh, embedded as a reinforcement in a mortar coating on both wall sides, proved to be effective and reliable in increasing the masonry wall resistance and the plastic deformation capacity.In this study, a NL finite element model, developed to predict the in-plane behaviour of masonry walls strengthened by means of this technique, is refined and used in an extensive parametric study. Numerical results were compared with diagonal compression test data on URM and RM cobblestone masonry samples, showing good agreement. The masonry panel and the mortar coating were modelled as isotropic homogeneous materials with a smeared crack approach, whereas the GFRP reinforcement was modelled as a mesh of truss elements. Properties assigned to materials were derived from experimental tests.The parametric study performed before on some involved mechanical properties, considering a standard range of variation, is now extended to other parameters. Moreover, the combined variation of different properties is considered. The actual contribute of each component (masonry, GFRP mesh, mortar) on some macroscopic parameters (strength and ductility of the specimen) is evaluated.The parametric analysis highlights the important role of the GFRP mesh not only on the peak load increment but also on the post-peak behavior and, in particularly, on the ductility increment of the reinforced masonry panel. These results can address the optimization of the intervention technique and the deliverable of operative guidelines for practitioners.

scholarly journals Out-of-Plane Strengthening of Unreinforced Masonry Walls by Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polyurea

2022 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-154
Author(s):  
Hye-Sook Jang ◽  
Jae-Hyoung An ◽  
Jun-Hyeok Song ◽  
Seung-Hwan Son ◽  
Yu-Sik Hong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Glass Fiber ◽  
Glass Fibers ◽  
Peak Load ◽  
Unreinforced Masonry ◽  
Masonry Wall ◽  
Absorption Capacity ◽  
Masonry Walls ◽  
Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Out Of Plane

Fiber-reinforced polymer reinforcement or polyurea reinforcement techniques are applied to strengthen unreinforced masonry walls (UMWs). The purpose of this experimental study is to verify the out-of-plane reinforcing effect of sprayed glass fiber-reinforced polyurea (GFRPU), which is a composite elastomer made of polyurea and milled glass fibers on UMW. The out-of-plane strengths and ductile behaviors based on various coating shapes are compared in this study. An empirical formula to describe the degree of reinforcement on the out-of-plane strength of the UMW is derived based on the experimental results. It is observed that the peak load-carrying capacity, ductility, and energy absorption capacity gradually improve with an increase in the strengthening degree or area. Compared with the existing masonry wall reinforcement method, the GFRPU technique is a construction method that can help improve the safety performance along with ease of construction and economic efficiency. Doi: 10.28991/CEJ-2022-08-01-011 Full Text: PDF

In-plane response of unreinforced masonry walls confined by reinforced concrete tie-columns and tie-beams

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (11) ◽  
pp. 1632-1643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masoud Amouzadeh Tabrizi ◽  
Masoud Soltani
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Study ◽  
Nonlinear Behavior ◽  
Numerical Approach ◽  
Masonry Wall ◽  
Masonry Walls ◽  
Lateral Loads ◽  
Confined Masonry ◽  
Smeared Crack ◽  
Modeling Strategy ◽  
Reversed Cyclic

This article focuses on the experimental and analytical investigations of masonry walls surrounded by tie-elements under in-plane loads. The experimental results of an unconfined and a confined masonry wall, tested under reversed cyclic lateral loads, are presented. For numerical study, a micro-modeling strategy, using smeared-crack-based approach, is adopted. In order to validate the numerical approach, experimental test results and data obtained from the literature are used, and through a systematic parametric study, the influence of adjoining walls and number of tie-columns on the seismic behavior of confined masonry panels is numerically assessed and a simple but rational method for predicting the nonlinear behavior of these structures is proposed.

scholarly journals Experimental and Numerical Study of Behaviour of Reinforced Masonry Walls with NSM CFRP Strips Subjected to Combined Loads

Buildings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 103
Author(s):  
Houria Hernoune ◽  
Benchaa Benabed ◽  
Antonios Kanellopoulos ◽  
Alaa Hussein Al-Zuhairi ◽  
Abdelhamid Guettala
Keyword(s):  
Failure Modes ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Masonry Wall ◽  
Brick Masonry ◽  
Masonry Walls ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Combined Loads ◽  
Reinforced Masonry ◽  
Brick And Mortar ◽  
Near Surface Mounted

Near surface mounted (NSM) carbon fibers reinforced polymer (CFRP) reinforcement is one of the techniques for reinforcing masonry structures and is considered to provide significant advantages. This paper is composed of two parts. The first part presents the experimental study of brick masonry walls reinforced with NSM CFRP strips under combined shear-compression loads. Masonry walls have been tested under vertical compression, with different bed joint orientations 90° and 45° relative to the loading direction. Different reinforcement orientations were used including vertical, horizontal, and a combination of both sides of the wall. The second part of this paper comprises a numerical analysis of unreinforced brick masonry (URM) walls using the detailed micro-modelling approach (DMM) by means of ABAQUS software. In this analysis, the non-linearity behavior of brick and mortar was simulated using the concrete damaged plasticity (CDP) constitutive laws. The results proved that the application of the NSM-CFRP strips on the masonry wall influences significantly strength, ductility, and post-peak behavior, as well as changing the failure modes. The adopted DMM model provides a good interface to predict the post peak behavior and failure mode of unreinforced brick masonry walls.

Experimental and numerical investigation of slabs on ground subjected to concentrated loads

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Øverli
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Load Capacity ◽  
Drying Shrinkage ◽  
Element Model ◽  
Experimental Program ◽  
Ultimate Load Capacity ◽  
Smeared Crack Approach ◽  
Linear Behaviour ◽  
Smeared Crack ◽  
Slabs On Ground

AbstractAn experimental program is presented where a slab on ground is subjected to concentrated loading at the centre, the edges and at the corners. Analytical solutions for the ultimate load capacity fit well with the results obtained in the tests. The non-linear behaviour of the slab is captured by performing nonlinear finite element analyses. The soil is modelled as a no-tension bedding and a smeared crack approach is employed for the concrete. Through a parametric study, the finite element model has been used to assess the influence of subgrade stiffness and shrinkage. The results indicate that drying shrinkage can cause severe cracking in slabs on grade.

Analysis of safety of slender concrete masonry walls in relation to CSA S304-14

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 424-438
Author(s):  
Andrea C. Isfeld ◽  
Anna Louisa Müller ◽  
Mark Hagel ◽  
Nigel G. Shrive
Keyword(s):  
Concrete Block ◽  
Masonry Wall ◽  
Masonry Walls ◽  
Effective Height ◽  
Design Standard ◽  
Euler Buckling ◽  
Concrete Masonry ◽  
Reinforced Masonry ◽  
Out Of Plane ◽  
Support Conditions

The Canadian masonry design standard appears to be overly conservative in determining the capacity of concrete block walls with slenderness ratios greater than 30. When assessing the potential for buckling of a masonry wall according to Euler buckling criteria, the effective height is determined in part from the end supports. In Euler theory only pinned, fixed and free support conditions are considered, and the Canadian standard considers the support conditions to be hinged, elastic or stiff. For a partially reinforced masonry wall a true hinged base support is expected to be difficult to achieve, as the width of the concrete block restrains rotation. The effect of the base support conditions on the deflected shape of partially grouted block walls was investigated under axial and out-of-plane loading. The results of this testing were compared with calculations based on the Canadian masonry standard. It becomes clear that the standard is overly conservative in many cases and the design of slender walls needs to be re-examined.

Out-of-Plane Behavior of Masonry Walls Strengthened with Ferrocement

2010 ◽  
Vol 163-167 ◽  
pp. 3545-3550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheng Ping Chen
Keyword(s):  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Load Capacity ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Material Model ◽  
Masonry Wall ◽  
Masonry Walls ◽  
Ultimate Load Capacity ◽  
Softening Behavior ◽  
Reinforced Masonry ◽  
Out Of Plane

Un-reinforced masonry (URM) structures may fail and collapse under out-of-plane loads generated by seismic forces or explosions. Adding a ferrocement overlay onto the URM walls is an effective solution in increasing the ultimate load capacity and ductility. This paper deals with the numerical and experimental studies on the out-of-plane behavior of un-reinforced masonry walls strengthened with ferrocement. The material parameters considered are the volume fraction of reinforcement and the loading area. A numerical model was proposed to simulate the experimental results. The employed material model for masonry wall is based on the theory of Drucker-Prager plasticity taking into account the tension softening behavior, while the ferrocement is modeled as a composite material with linear strain hardening followed by ideal plasticity. The proposed model simulates the load-deflection behavior of the strengthened wall well.

scholarly journals Experimental Examination of Hollow Brick Masonry Wall with Reinforcement

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 4680-4684 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Shear Walls ◽  
Unreinforced Masonry ◽  
Masonry Wall ◽  
Masonry Walls ◽  
Masonry Building ◽  
Brick Wall ◽  
High Wind ◽  
Load Bearing ◽  
Reinforced Masonry ◽  
Hollow Brick

The research aims at conducting a quality research with Reinforcement of a hollow brick wall. The empty internal sections significantly lower the dead load. With a better surface finish, the side of the block was cast, minimizing the cost of plastering. Several sample mixes are tested to achieve a finished surface. The respective frames were cast with and without reinforcement and the test results were compared. The blocks were used to build masonry walls and ' load-bearing strength ' of the walls was tested. It is possible to use the reinforced hollow block as a load-bearing wall. Nearly 75 percent of the deaths related to the earthquake in the last century,Buildings have collapsed, the majority of which (more than 70 percent)is due to the collapse of buildings made of masonry. Most of the properties in India are Unreinforced Masonry (URM) buildings that are weak and vulnerable even under moderate earthquakes and that function on the wall due to high wind forces, causing severe damage to high wind loads and it is recognized that Reinforced Masonry Building has many advantages over unreinforced masonry building.The use was very limited in Indian building practices and there are still no approved codes and shear walls were used in most constructions, even in mild earthquakes, instead of reinforced masonry walls

Study on the explosion-proof performance of polyurea-reinforced masonry walls with different spraying methods

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Shang ◽  
Xu-dong Zu ◽  
Zheng-xiang Huang ◽  
Wen-ni Shen
Keyword(s):  
Masonry Wall ◽  
Blast Waves ◽  
Impact Fracture ◽  
Back Surface ◽  
Masonry Walls ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Contact Explosion ◽  
Reinforced Masonry ◽  
Theoretical Predictions ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Based on the propagation theory of blast waves and the strain rate effect of polyurea, the explosion-proof performance of polyurea-reinforced masonry walls with different spraying methods is discussed in this paper. The impact fracture of masonry walls after contact explosion was analyzed, and the fracture results of a blast wave on polyurea-reinforced masonry walls with different spraying methods were predicted. Furthermore, explosion-proof experiments of a standard masonry wall (2m×1.2m×0.37m) under three conditions including non-sprayed, back surface sprayed polyurea and double-sided sprayed polyurea were carried out to verify the theoretical predictions. Finally, the impact fracture results of standard masonry walls after a 1 kg TNT contact explosion under the three conditions were obtained. The test results were in good agreement with the theoretical predictions. It clearly demonstrated that polyurea coating can significantly improve the explosion-proof performance of masonry walls, and double-sided sprayed showed better explosion-proof performance than back surface sprayed at the same coating thickness.

Compressive Strengthening of Damaged Historic Masonry Walls Repaired with GFRP

2010 ◽  
Vol 133-134 ◽  
pp. 965-970
Author(s):  
Meng Jing ◽  
Werasak Raongjant ◽  
Ratchaneewan Kerdmongkon
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Axial Load ◽  
Masonry Wall ◽  
Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Masonry Walls ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Historic Masonry ◽  
Reinforced Polymer ◽  
Glass Fiber Reinforced ◽  
Wall Specimen

The purpose of this research is to determine the mechanical properties of damaged historic masonry walls retrofitted with Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) under axial load through experimental method. Five masonry wall specimens were tested under axial load acted at the top surface. One wall specimen was served as reference without retrofitting. Two walls were retrofitted with GFRP before damage. Other two walls were repaired using epoxy injection and GFRP sheets after predefined damage. The results show that the bearing capacity of historic masonry walls was completely restored and even exceeded the original capacity.

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