Titanium has exceptional durability, very high specific strength, a thermal expansion
coefficient similar to construction materials, low weight density, and its cost has drastically …

Modern techniques and innovative materials are often quite rapidly proposed and allowed in
current practice, even for restoration of historical constructions, in which essential …

This study evaluates the use of a composite material composed of multiaxial hybrid glass-
fibers and polypropylene fabric coated in a hydraulic lime-based mortar (referred to as textile …

Fibrous materials have been extensively used in forms of Fibre Reinforced Polymers (FRP)
as strengthening composites for civil construction. In the last years a new generation of …

Unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings, largely found in Euroasian regions, are particularly
vulnerable to in-plane shear failures during seismic events due to the poor shear capacity of …

The behaviour of reinforced concrete frames with masonry wall infills is influenced a lot by
the stiffness and strength difference between the frame and the infill, causing early …

Externally bonded strengthening technique to the concrete has been widely used with epoxy
adhesive. However, the adhesive is considerably weak against high temperatures, which …

An experimental investigation was carried out to study the strengthening performance of
brick masonry prisms and panels via geogrid reinforcement embedded in brick mortar. A …

The paper presents an experimental investigation on an innovative repair method, in which
composite reinforcements, after debonding, are re-bonded to the substrate using a highly …

Fiber-reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) composites are a new category of composites
recently proposed for seismic strengthening of historical masonry structures, to provide a …