Flexural behaviour of brick masonry retrofitted with braided textile meshes

The vulnerability of unreinforced masonry walls (URM) under seismic events, causing huge loss of money and human lives, has revealed the enormous need for an efficient strengthening material. In this context, the present paper reports the development of a new reinforcing material for masonry walls b...

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Main Author: Vasconcelos, Graça (author)
Other Authors: Mora, Juan (author), Fangueiro, Raúl (author), Cunha, Fernando Eduardo Macedo (author), Martins, Andreia (author)
Format: conferencePaper
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/26226
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/26226