Strengthening of masonry walls with CFRP composite: experiments and numerical modeling

Houria Hernoune, Benchaa Benabed, Madyan Alshugaa, Rajab Abousnina, Abdelhamid Guettala

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Abstract

The paper presents the experimental and numerical study of brick masonry walls reinforced with carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite subjected to a shear load. In this analysis the Concrete Damaged Plasticity (CDP) constitutive laws are utilzed to simulate the non-linearities in the behavior of brick and mortar. These models are used for the analysis of diagonal compression tests on masonry panels. The experimental results are used to validate the modelling approach presented here. The results showed that the application of the CFRP composite on unreinforced masonry (URM) has a great influence on strength, post-peak behavior, as well as changing failure modes and ductility. On the other hand, the adopted detailed micro-modelling approach (DMM) gives a good interface for predict the shear response on masonry walls.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2-11
Number of pages10
JournalEpitoanyag : Journal of Silicate Based and Composite Materials
Volume72
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • masonry walls
  • CFRP composites
  • shear loads
  • detailed micro-modelling approach
  • diagonal compression tests

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