A brief overview on the retrofitting possibilities of masonry infill walls

This work presents a brief review on the seismic behavior on non-loadbearing masonry walls used as masonry infills. O Some examples of inefficient performance are shown based on information available of recent earthquakes. Additionally, a literature overview on the techniques for retrofitting existi...

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Main Author: Fangueiro, Raúl (author)
Other Authors: Cunha, Fernando Eduardo Macedo (author), Vasconcelos, Graça (author), Abreu, S. (author)
Format: conferencePaper
Language:eng
Published: 2011
Subjects:
Masonry infill walls
Seismic behavior
Retrofitting
Fibrous materials
Braided reinforcing composite materials
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/15767
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/15767

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/15767

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