In-plane retrofitting of masonry structures by using GFRP strips in the Bedjoints

In-plane retrofitting of masonry structures by using GFRP strips in the Bedjoints | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article In-plane retrofitting of masonry structures by using GFRP strips in the Bedjoints Fathollah Osmanzadeh, Elshan Ahani, Behzad Rafezy, Mir Naghi Mousavi This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-711691/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Under Review Version 1 posted 5 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Many unreinforced masonry structures were vulnerable in the past earthquakes and required retrofitting. However, the vulnerability of masonry structures could solve by providing numerous retrofitting approaches, scarcity of appropriate methods that may provide a solution for the historical masonry structures with lesser effects on their façade is vehemently sensible. In this study, two one-third scale masonry wall specimens made by clay bricks were tested under constant vertical and cyclic lateral loading. The specimens consist of an unreinforced wall and a wall retrofitted by GFRP strips. This study investigates the seismic behavior of unreinforced masonry walls before and after using GFRP strips on their bedjoints. To this purpose, various patterns of using GFRP strips have been studied by simplified micro-modeling. The consequence indicates that the proposed retrofitting technique could improve the lateral strength and stiffness of the unreinforced masonry wall along with a considerable increase in the energy dissipation and ductility content, which leads to making a change in the behavior of the wall from brittle to ductile failure. The proposed method could apply to the modern historical structures in which cement mortar has been used as an adhesive between the masonry layers. Geophysics Civil Engineering Masonry walls Retrofitting Seismic behavior GFRP strips Simplified micro modeling Full Text Cite Share Download PDF Status: Under Review Version 1 posted Reviews received at journal 16 Aug, 2021 Reviewers invited by journal 16 Aug, 2021 Editor invited by journal 14 Jul, 2021 Editor assigned by journal 14 Jul, 2021 First submitted to journal 12 Jul, 2021 You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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