Review of the flat-jack method and lessons from extensive post-earthquake research campaign in Croatia

L Lulić, M Stepinac, M Bartolac, PB Lourenço - Construction and building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Masonry structures are usually much vulnerable to seismic excitations and their behavior
depends on numerous factors. The focus of this research is the determination of masonry …

[HTML][HTML] Geometrical digital twins of masonry structures for documentation and structural assessment using machine learning

D Loverdos, V Sarhosis - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
The generation of numerical models for masonry structures is a timely and costly procedure
since it requires the discretization of a large quantity of smaller particles. Similarly, traditional …

In-plane shear behavior of masonry panels strengthened with ultra-high ductile concrete (UHDC)

F Dong, H Wang, F Jiang, Q Xing, J Yu - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Ultra-high ductile concrete (UHDC), a new type of modified fiber reinforced concrete,
exhibits superior strain-hardening and multi-cracking behaviors under tensile load. In order …

Diagonal compression cyclic testing of unreinforced and reinforced masonry walls

L Biolzi, S Cattaneo, P Crespi, M Scamardo… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Steel reinforced plasters (SRP) are a traditional strengthening solution of existing masonry
structures. SRPs consist of a thin layer of cementitious mortar or concrete (jacket) that …

[HTML][HTML] Systematic review of experimental testing of masonry walls' failure: Comparative analysis and future directions

JA Dauda, O Iuorio, IB Muhit, LC Silva - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2024 - Elsevier
The assessment of unreinforced masonry (URM) walls often involves experimental
characterisation of their in-plane (IP) and out-of-plane (OOP) failure. While IP and OOP …

In-plane shear strengthening of traditional unreinforced masonry walls with near surface mounted GFRP bars

A Soleymani, MA Najafgholipour, A Johari… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the effectiveness of Near Surface Mounted (NSM) method, for in-plane shear
strengthening of traditional and historical Unreinforced Masonry (URM) walls, is investigated …

[HTML][HTML] Design method for masonry structures retrofitted with steel reinforced plaster

M Scamardo, S Cattaneo, P Crespi, L Biolzi - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper an analytical approach for the design and assessment of masonry structures
retrofitted with steel reinforced plaster (SRP) is proposed. The aim of the proposed method is …

[HTML][HTML] Single-and double-wythe brick masonry walls subjected to four-point bending tests under different support conditions: Simply supported, rigid, non-rigid

M Godio, M Flansbjer, NW Portal - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Out-of-plane actions cause confined unreinforced masonry walls (URM) to develop what is
known as an arching action. The role of arching is central in the resisting mechanisms of a …

Parametric analyses of the response of masonry walls with reinforced plaster

M Scamardo, S Cattaneo, L Biolzi, N Vafa - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
This paper presents the results of a parametric study on the response of unreinforced and
retrofitted masonry specimens. The adopted strengthening technique is the steel-reinforced …

[HTML][HTML] A numerical unit cell model for predicting the failure stress state of vertically perforated clay block masonry under arbitrary in-plane loads

R Reismüller, M Lukacevic, S Pech, A Jäger… - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
As vertically perforated clay block masonry advances into more demanding building
categories, knowledge of the effective masonry strength under different loading states …