Seismic Strengthening of Masonry-Infilled RC Frames with TRM: Experimental Study
Publication: Journal of Composites for Construction
Volume 19, Issue 2
Abstract
This paper presents a technique for retrofitting nonseismically reinforced concrete (RC) masonry-infilled frames with textile-reinforced mortar (TRM) jacketing. In the present study the application of TRM is examined on nearly full-scale, as-built and retrofitted, three-story frames, subjected to in-plane cyclic loading. The results of testing a scale, as-built frame representing typical structures with nonseismic design and detailing characteristics and of a companion frame retrofitted via TRM jacketing are presented and compared in terms of the efficiency of the proposed technique to enhance the strength and deformation characteristics of substandard infilled frames.
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Acknowledgments
This research has been cofinanced by the European Union (European Social Fund—ESF) and Greek national funds through the Operational Program “Education and Lifelong Learning” of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF)—Research Funding Program HERACLEITUS II—Investing in knowledge society through the European Social Fund. The assistance of graduate student Anil Basnet and undergraduate students Eleni Pagoni, Giannis Triantafillou, Dimitris Tsitsokas, and Stelios Kallioras in separate parts of the experimental program is also acknowledged.
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Volume 19 • Issue 2 • April 2015
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Received: Feb 18, 2014
Accepted: Jun 23, 2014
Published online: Aug 8, 2014
Discussion open until: Jan 8, 2015
Published in print: Apr 1, 2015
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