Development of braided fibrous materials for retrofitting non-loadbearing masonry walls

The present work reports the development of novel retrofitting materials based on braided fibrous structures for the non-load bearing masonry walls. Three different types of braided structure were produced namely (1) simple braids made of polyester yarns, (2) braids made of polyester yarns and axial...

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Main Author: Cunha, Fernando Eduardo Macedo (author)
Other Authors: Rana, S. (author), Vasconcelos, Graça (author), Fangueiro, Raúl (author), Abreu, S. (author)
Format: conferencePaper
Language:eng
Published: 2012
Subjects:
Masonry walls
Retrofitting braided structure
Flexural properties
Ductility
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/20020
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/20020

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/20020

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