Strengthening of Confined Masonry Walls Using Reinforced Cementitious Matrix Subjected to In-Plane Loads: A State-of-The-Art Review
Akshay Gupta, Vaibhav Singhal
Abstract
Confined masonry (CM) buildings experienced some major damages in past earthquakes. Numerous studies have investigated various strengthening techniques to improve the seismic performance of CM walls. A state of the art for strengthening CM structures using externally bonded reinforced cementitious composites, subjected to inplane loads is presented. A database of previous test results was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the strengthening applications. The capacity prediction of strengthened CM walls was performed using available analytical models. A modification of the existing model is proposed by studying the correlation between the experimental parameters and the effective stress.
Topics & Concepts
MasonryStructural engineeringCementitiousUnreinforced masonry buildingMaterials scienceEngineeringMatrix (chemical analysis)Geotechnical engineeringState (computer science)Reinforced concreteComposite materialForensic engineeringCementComputer scienceAlgorithmMasonry and Concrete Structural AnalysisStructural Behavior of Reinforced ConcreteInnovative concrete reinforcement materials