Fabric Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) Systems for Masonry Strengthening
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Civil Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2021) | Viewed by 19365
Special Issue Editor
Interests: analysis of historical/monumental and archaeological structures; nonlinear behavior of masonry and reinforced concrete (RC) structures; seismic strengthening of masonry and RC members using advanced materials; finite element analysis of masonry and RC structures; seismic behavior of masonry structures; analysis of hollow bridge piers; strengthening design using composites; modeling of corrosion effects in reinforcement and concrete degradation; use of digital image correlation; telepresence and distributed database for European research infrastructures
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Dear Colleagues,
Fiber-reinforced composites are presently used in structural strengthening interventions more and more frequently. New materials are joining the “classic” fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) made of long glass, carbon or aramid fibers immersed in polymeric matrices (such as epoxy resins), being widely used and investigated. Fiber (or Fabric) reinforced cementitious matrix/mortar (FRCM) composites are the result of the coupling of grids or meshes, made of the same abovementioned fibers, or even others, more recent in the construction industry, such as basalt, PBO, high strength steel, and inorganic matrices based on lime or cement mortars. This variety of combinations has given rise to many different acronyms (TRC, TRM, FRM, IMG, etc.), all of them attributable to the same class of materials.
Such an assortment is a peculiar aspect that allows designers to tailor interventions to specific needs, but at the same time, it represents the main difficulty encountered in drafting general rules and guidelines.
Undoubtedly, the mortar matrix makes such a class of materials ideal for masonry structures, as mortar is at the same time a component of masonry, in comparison to polymeric matrices. However, the first attempts to adapt the wide knowledge gained for FRPs have revealed some limits and drawbacks, as the substitution of matrix with mortar material jeopardizes and has a crucial impact on the performance of such materials. For this reason, wide research is expected in the near future to fill this gap and to provide peculiar requirements for the optimal design of strengthening interventions.
This Special Issue aims to explore experimental and theoretical research dealing with the peculiar aspects of the behavior of masonry strengthened with this class of materials. Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Experimental results on full scale and scaled down prototypes and structural elements;
- Testing of materials to derive structural properties (tensile, bond, etc.);
- Capacity models and numerical simulations;
- In-plane and out-of-plane behavior;
- Confinement;
- Seismic strengthening;
Curved structures and masonry walls.
Prof. Dr. Gian Piero Lignola
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Capacity modeling
- Experimental testing
- Numerical simulations
- Masonry strengthening design
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