2014
DOI: 10.3390/polym6020464
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Nonlinear Analyses of Adobe Masonry Walls Reinforced with Fiberglass Mesh

Abstract: Adobe constructions were widespread in the ancient world, and earth was one of the most used construction materials in ancient times. Therefore, the preservation of adobe structures, especially against seismic events, is nowadays an important structural issue. Previous experimental tests have shown that the ratio between mortar and brick mechanical properties (i.e., strength, stiffness and elastic modulus) influences the global response of the walls in terms of strength and ductility. Accurate analyses are pre… Show more

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“…On the other hand, it has a long-applied history for including randomly distributed, discrete fibers into the matrix (i.e., soil mass) to provide an improvement in the mechanical behavior of the soil composite. Many research studies have received encouraging results that prove the effective usage of fibers for soil reinforcement [16,17,18,19]. So, both natural and synthetic fibers are widely used and attract increasing attention in geotechnical practices due to their convenient usage (i.e., simple mixing procedure), cost saving, and good mechanical properties.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…On the other hand, it has a long-applied history for including randomly distributed, discrete fibers into the matrix (i.e., soil mass) to provide an improvement in the mechanical behavior of the soil composite. Many research studies have received encouraging results that prove the effective usage of fibers for soil reinforcement [16,17,18,19]. So, both natural and synthetic fibers are widely used and attract increasing attention in geotechnical practices due to their convenient usage (i.e., simple mixing procedure), cost saving, and good mechanical properties.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…5). (Lourenço 1996;Lignola et al 2009Lignola et al , 2012Giamundo et al 2014aGiamundo et al , 2015, the geometry of the barrel vault was reproduced by modelling the mortar and bricks individually, with interfacial elements between them. A regular discretization (Zienkiewicz et al 2005) based on CQ16M eightnode quadrilateral isoparametric plane stress elements was used for both the mortar and the bricks.…”
Section: Input and Tests Programmementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Masonry is a common term for a composite material made of various separate small elements (units) bonded together by some binding filler (mortar) or interlocked mechanisms for mortarless construction [1]. Historical masonry structures are, for a number of reasons, normally classified as low-strength and these masonry structures can be broadly divided into following three categories [2]:…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%