Tag: Retrofitting
Injected tie-rods improved out-of-plane masonry wall capacity
Study validates full-length tie-rod retrofitting for reducing out-of-plane seismic vulnerability in unreinforced masonry walls, providing design tools with ~7% accuracy.
Rubber-stiffened steel plates showed delamination as the main failure mode
Study on rubber-stiffened steel plates and rapid-hardening concrete for sustainable bridge expansion joints, examining static performance, failure mechanisms, and design parameters for jointless.
