Behavior of Brick–Mortar Interfaces in FRP-Strengthened Masonry Assemblages under Normal Loading and Shear Loading
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 28, Issue 2
Abstract
Determination of shear strength of brick–mortar bed joint is critical to overcome the sliding-shear or joint-shear failure in masonry. In the recent past, researchers have attempted to enhance the shear strength and deformation capacity of brick–mortar bed joints by gluing fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite across the bed joint. FRP composites offer several advantages like high strength-to-weight ratio, and ease of application in terms of labor, time, and reduced curing period. Furthermore, FRP composites are desirable for strengthening old masonry buildings having heritage value because of its minimal interference with the existing architecture. A majority of earlier studies on shear strengthening of masonry available in the literature adopted masonry having the ratio of modulus of elasticity of masonry unit () to modulus of elasticity of mortar () greater than one. Information related to shear behavior of FRP glued masonry composed of masonry units having Young’s modulus lower than mortar is limited. Hence the present study is focused on characterizing the interfacial behavior of brick–mortar bed joint of masonry assemblages composed of solid burnt clay bricks and cement–sand mortar ( ratio less than one), strengthened with FRP composites. Masonry triplets and prisms with bed joint inclined to loading axis (0°, 30°, 45°, 60° and 90°) are employed in this study. Glass and carbon FRP composites composed of bidirectional FRP fabric with equal density in both directions are used for strengthening masonry. Masonry triplets are glued with glass and carbon FRP composites in two configurations: (1) both faces of the triplet specimens are fully glued with GFRP composites; and (2) both faces of the triplet specimens are glued with GFRP and CFRP composites in strip form. The performance of masonry assemblages strengthened with FRP composites is assessed in terms of gain in shear strength, shear displacement, and postpeak behavior for various configurations and types of FRP composites considered. A semianalytical model is proposed for the prediction of shear strength of masonry bed joints glued with FRP composites. A composite failure envelope consisting of a Coulomb friction model and a compression cap is obtained for unreinforced masonry and GFRP-strengthened masonry based on the test results of masonry triplets and masonry prisms with bed joints having various inclinations to the loading axis.
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Acknowledgments
The authors would like to gratefully acknowledge the financial support provided by CiSTUP, IISc, Bangalore through project No. CIST 0036 for carrying out the research investigations reported in this paper.
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Received: Nov 6, 2014
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