Attaining a Beam-Like Behavior with FRP Strips and CAM Ribbons

Abstract One of the major concerns in seismic retrofitting masonry walls is that increasing ultimate load for out-of-plane forces. In multi-story buildings, these forces may originate from hammering actions floors, when earthquake direction orthogonal to wall. A possibility counteracting displacements retaining wall by building some buttresses, is, beams lean against and disposed vertically. Another make buttress thickness this second case, we must cut its entire height, realize buttress, restore around it. both cases, interventions are highly invasive. The first intervention also leads increments mass enhance attraction aim paper find a less invasive lighter alternative realizing buttresses. We proposed use FRP strips steel ribbons combined fashion, so as an ideal vertical I-beam embedded into wall, without requiring masonry. provided experimental results verifying effectiveness model.