Furtado A. Seismic Vulnerability Assessment and Retrofitting Strategies 2023 torrent

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This book reports on a comprehensive experimental characterization of the material, mechanical and dynamic properties of masonry infill walls. It analyses the critical parameters affecting their out-of-plane seismic behavior, including the effects of the panel support conditions, gravity load, and previous damage. Further, it offers an extensive review of infill masonry strengthening strategies and reports on the experimental assessment of various textile-reinforced mortar (TRM) strengthening solutions. It also presents the development, implementation and calibration of a numerical model to simulate the infill panels’ seismic behavior, with the corresponding findings of various tests to assess the seismic vulnerability of an infilled RC structure. All in all, this outstanding PhD thesis offers a comprehensive review of masonry infill walls, and a timely overview of numerical and experimental methods for testing and preventing the out-of-plane seismic collapse of RC buildings.
Introduction
Out−of−Plane Behaviour of Masonry Infill Walls Experimental Tests: A Systematic Review
Strengthening Strategies to Improve the Seismic Behaviour of Infill Masonry Walls
Experimental Characterization of the As-Built Masonry Infill Components’ Properties
Experimental Evaluation of the Out-of-Plane Behaviour of As-Built Masonry Infill Walls
Experimental Assessment of Strengthening Solutions to Prevent the OOP Collapse of Infill Masonry Walls Through Textile Reinforced Mortars
Simplified Macro-modelling of Infill Masonry Walls Seismic Behaviour
Final Conclusions and Future Works