Strengthening of Historic Masonry Structures with Composite Materials

Corradi, Marco, Osofero, Israel, Borri, Antonio and Castori, Giulio (2015) Strengthening of Historic Masonry Structures with Composite Materials. In: Handbook of Research on Seismic Assessment and Rehabilitation of Historic Structures. IGI Global, Hershey, PA, pp. 257-292. ISBN 9781466682863

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Abstract

Existing un-reinforced masonry buildings made of vaults, columns and brick and multi-leaf stone masonry walls, many of which have historical and cultural importance, constitute a significant portion of construction heritage in Europe and rest of the world. Recent earthquakes in southern Europe have shown the vulnerability of un-reinforced masonry constructions due to masonry almost total lack of tensile resistance. Composite materials offer promising retrofitting possibilities for masonry buildings and present several well-known advantages over existing conventional techniques. The aim of this work is to analyze the effectiveness of seismic-upgrading methods both on un-damaged (preventive reinforcement) and damaged (repair) masonry building. After a brief description of mechanical and physical properties of composite materials, three different applications have been addressed: in-plane reinforcement of masonry walls, extrados and intrados reinforcement of masonry vaults/arches and masonry column confinement with composite materials.

Item Type:	Book Section
Subjects:	H200 Civil Engineering
Department:	Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Mechanical and Construction Engineering
Related URLs:	Publisher
Depositing User:	Becky Skoyles
Date Deposited:	04 Sep 2014 11:52
Last Modified:	13 Oct 2019 00:21
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/17535

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