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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Al-Saidi, Yasser
• Al-Saidy, Abdullah H.
• El-Gamal, Sherif
• Sohel, Kazi Md Abu

Titel

Shear Strengthening of Stone Masonry Walls Using Textile-Reinforced Sarooj Mortar

Ist Teil von

• Buildings (Basel), 2024-07, Vol.14 (7), p.2070

Ort / Verlag

Basel: MDPI AG

Erscheinungsjahr

2024

Quelle

Free E-Journal (出版社公開部分のみ）

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Most historical buildings and structures in Oman were built using unreinforced stone masonry. These structures have deteriorated due to the aging of materials, environmental degradation, and lack of maintenance. This research investigates the physical, chemical, and mechanical properties of the local building materials. It also presents the findings of an experimental study on the in-plane shear effectiveness of a modern strengthening technique applied to existing stone masonry walls. The technique consists of the application of a textile-reinforced mortar (TRM) on one or two faces of the walls. Shear loading tests of full-scale masonry samples (1000 mm width, 1000 mm height, and 350 mm depth) were carried out on one unreinforced specimen and six different cases of reinforced specimens. The performances of the unreinforced and reinforced specimens were analyzed and compared. We found that strengthened specimens can resist in-plane shear stresses 1.5–2.1 times greater than those of the unreinforced specimen; moreover, they demonstrate ductility rather than sudden failure, due to the presence of fiberglass and basalt meshes, which restrict the opening of cracks.