Investigating the Retrofitting Effect of Fiber-Reinforced Plastic and Steel Mesh Casting on Unreinforced Masonry Walls

• Main Authors: Halim, F., Ahmad, A., Adil, M., Khan, A., Ghareeb, M., Alzara, M., Eldin, S.M., Alsharari, F., Yosri, A.M.
• 格式: Article
• 出版: MDPI 2023
• 在线阅读: http://scholars.utp.edu.my/id/eprint/34291/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85145658571&doi=10.3390%2fma16010257&partnerID=40&md5=ec40ca0bff2dc06bd8fc2c193fd36280

Unreinforced masonry (URM) is one of the most popular construction materials around the world, but vulnerable during earthquakes. Due to its brittle nature, the URM structures may lead to a possible collapse of the wall of a building during earthquake events causing casualties. In the current resear...