In unreinforced masonry walls, failure due to out -of-plane bending causes the majority of the material damages and loss of human life. Therefore, the development of effective strengthening techniques needs to be addressed. Near-surface mounted (NSM) FRP rods are now emerging as a promising technique for increasing flexural and shear strength of structural members. The aim of this research prog...

Approximately 30% of Turkey's population lives in rural areas and they are seated structures, which called unreinforced masonry building (URM). These types buildings consist mudbrick structures with wooden carcasses, masonry-adobe supports, brick briquette supported by reinforced concrete lintels. The construction is easy low cost because the availability materials such as masonry, so it freque...

nowadays, distinctive methods are used in evaluation of the criteria in order to making decision. among them the analytic hierarchy process (ahp) is one of the most efficient. due to the seismicity of the vast majority part of the country and also the existence of the large number of the unreinforced masonry buildings, the application of the ahp method in order to reach to the best alternative ...

Physicochemical characteristics of Hibiscus cannabinus (kenaf) fibers from Burkina Faso were studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD), infrared spectroscopy, thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA), chemical analysis and video microscopy. Kenaf fibers (3 cm long) were used to reinforce earth blocks, and the mechanical properties of reinforced blocks, with fiber contents ranging from 0.2 to 0.8 wt%, wer...

This paper presents investigation carried out, including experimental and numerical studies, on low-rise shear-dominated brick masonry structures for the calculation of force reduction factor R. Basic experimental tests were conducted on masonry constituent materials for mechancial characterization. In-plane quasi-static cyclic tests were conducted on twelve full scale brick masonry walls, to u...

In order to study the influence of two parameters, height-thickness ratio and reinforcement ratio, on compressive performance prefabricated recycled concrete block-filled core walls, author proposes a test method for strength wall structures. this method, 9 walls dry full-fill masonry are used, measuring device arrangement points designed carry out loading test. The results showed that can sign...