The experimental study presented hereis based on the seismic performance investigation of precast reinforced concrete wall panels (PRCWP), post-damage strengthening using different materials and different anchorage systems. Both wall panels have an initial small window opening, but the second panel has the opening enlarged into a large window opening in order to investigate also the cutout effect. The behavior and failure details are presented and analyzed for both unstrengthened and post-damage strengthened situations. The economic aspect will also be discussed for each of the strengthening systems used.
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