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A Computational Approach in the Diagnostic Process of COVID-19: The Missing Link between the Laboratory and Emergency Department
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Analysis of the seismic vulnerability and innovative retrofit solutions of cavity brickwork walls
Confinement of full-scale masonry columns with FRCM systems
The effectiveness of FRP systems as a confinement technique to strengthen masonry
columns has been widely investigated in the last decades. Recently, a new technique, Fabric
Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM), based on the use of fibrous nets embedded in inorganic
matrix, has been developed and investigated as a strengthening solution in masonry buildings.
Actually, the number of experimental tests on masonry columns confined by using FRCM systems
is very limited, especially for real scale specimens. To fill such gap an experimental program aimed
at investigating the behaviour of full scale columns made of limestone masonry blocks confined
with different FRCM systems has been carried out. The results of four uniaxial compression tests
are illustrated and discussed. The used FRCM systems are made with glass and basalt dry nets
embedded in a lime-based mortar. The influence of transverse confinement by using internal
reinforcement in forms of pultruded GFRP bars has been also investigated. The mechanical
properties of the confined specimens resulted increased in terms of load-carrying capacity and
ultimate axial strain