Development of an innovative seismic strengthening technique for traditional load-bearing masonry walls |
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| Authors: | Jorge Proen?a António Sousa Gago Joaquim Cardoso Vítor Cóias Raquel Paula |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture/ICIST Lisbon, Instituto Superior T?cnico, Lisbon, Portugal;(2) Department of Civil Engineering Aveiro, Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal |
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| Abstract: | Traditional non-reinforced masonry walls are particularly prone to failure when subjected to out-of-plane loads and displacements
caused by earthquakes. Moreover, singularities such as openings in fa?ades may trigger local collapse, for either in-plane
or out-of plane motion. Bearing in mind all the former limitations, STAP, with the scientific support of ICIST and LNEC, has
been developing a reduced intrusiveness seismic strengthening methodology for traditional masonry structures. The technique
consists in externally applying Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) composite strips to one or both faces of walls. Connection
between GFRP composite strips and masonry substrate is enhanced through specifically detailed anchorages or confinement connectors.
This technique has been developed and studied through an extensive series of experimental tests, which are briefly reviewed.
This paper focuses more deeply on the latest experimental program, aimed at the characterization of the masonry-GFRP composite
interface behaviour. This testing program comprised 29 masonry specimens, strengthened with externally bonded GFRP composite
strips with anchorages. The testing variables were the number and spacing of anchorages as well as the loading history type:
monotonic or repeated. Results clearly show that the use of anchorages dramatically enhances bond behaviour and that its number
and spacing have a significant effect on deformation capacity and a less pronounced effect on strength. Based on experimental
evidence, this paper also provides a calculation model and ULS safety assessment procedure for out-of-plane strength of reinforced
masonry walls. This calculation model leads to interaction curves on strengthened masonry walls subjected to compression and
out-of-plane flexure. |
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