Monotonic Testing of Unreinforced and FRP-Retrofitted Masonry Walls Prone to Shear Failure in an Earthquake
Abstract eng: A research programme has been initiated in New Zealand to address concerns regarding the seismic performance of New Zealand’s unreinforced masonry (URM) building stock. As a component of this programme, monotonic in-plane shear (diagonal compression) tests were conducted on URM wallettes to simulate the commonly observed diagonal shear failure of in-plane walls in an earthquake. In total, four wallettes were tested, three of which were retrofitted with various configurations of GFRP strips. The unretrofitted wallette failed in a brittle manner. The retrofitted wallettes exhibited a more ductile behaviour. Significant increases in wallette strength and pseudo-ductility were achieved by the application of GFRP.
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14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering
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Bejing (CN)
Conference Dates:
2008-10-12 / 2008-10-17
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