Strengthening masonry walls made of brick blocks with FRCM composites

• Main Authors: Radovanović Željka, Dimovski Sretena, Lalošević Ilija
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Society for Materials and Structures testing of Serbia 2015-01-01
• Series: Građevinski Materijali i Konstrukcije
• Subjects: masonry structures; brick blocks; experiment; strengthening; frcm composites
• Online Access: https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/2217-8139/2015/0543-07981502021R.pdf

Results of testing more types of masonry walls made of brick blocks with the aim to define their mechanical characteristics and possibilities of external strengthening of walls with FRCM composites are presented in this paper. The characteristic compressive strengths, elasticity modulus and shear strengths of the various types of the walls were obtained on the basis of these testing results. Comparison between experimental results and values obtained by analytical approach in accordance with the current standard, European standards EN 1996 and the American standard ACI 530 is presented in this paper. After testing walls with application of compressive forces on the walls diagonal the cracked walls samples have been strengthened with selected types of FRCM composites. It was determined that the shear resistance of the walls after strengthening has increased significantly.