Special issue published: "Composite Materials for Masonry Strengthening: Experiments, Modelling and Analysis"

International Journal of Masonry Research and Innovation 8(4/5) 2023

• Fully analytical model for the analysis of externally bonded composites applied to brittle supports: sensitivity analysis
• Historical masonry wallets with plaster slabs strengthened by CrFRM and GFRP
• Different choices of steel and/or composite reinforcements for different types of masonry vaults
• Bond of CFRP/GFRP strips in the strengthening of walls
• Application of digital image correlation to compression tests on tuff masonry panels strengthened by textile reinforced mortar
• ConFiRMa: calibration of a numerical model for fibre-reinforced mortar analysis with OOFEM code
• Effect of type of masonry units on the mechanical properties of masonry panel walls
• Dynamic identification and numerical model updating of an old bell-tower in Marche Region (Italy)
• Unveiling the complexity of twin church bells dynamics using ambient vibration tests