Multi-layer modelling of masonry structures strengthened through textile-reinforced mortar.

ABSTRACT: Background Textile-reinforced mortar (TRM) is an innovative strategy for the reduction of the seismic vulnerability of existing masonry buildings consisting in the application on the masonry surface, of a mortar coating with fiber-based grids or textiles embedded. The paper presents the calibration and application of a simplified modelling approach, based on multi-layered elements, for the simulation of existing masonry elements and structures strengthened through TRM. Methods The strengthened masonry is modelled by using 20-nodes brick elements formed by a stacking sequence of layers representing the different material components (the masonry, the mortar coating and the embedded reinforcement). The nonlinear behavior of the materials is considered and calibrated on the basis of experiment

SUBMITTER: Boem I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10445843 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature