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Record Nr.

UNINA9910484358203321

Autore

Ferrara Giuseppe

Titolo

Flax-TRM composite systems for strengthening of masonry : from material identification to structural behavior / / Giuseppe Ferrara

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

3-030-70273-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 194 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Springer Theses

Disciplina

624.183

Soggetti

Reinforced masonry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Research Funding -- Supervisor's Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- About the Author -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Motivation -- 1.2 Contents and Structure of the Thesis -- 1.3 Context of the Research -- References -- 2 State-of-the-Art Review and Aims of the Thesis -- 2.1 Textile Reinforced Mortar Composite Systems -- 2.1.1 TRM Characterisation Tests -- 2.1.2 Diagonal Compression Test -- 2.1.3 Durability -- 2.1.4 Codes and Guidelines -- 2.2 Use of Plant Fibres in TRM Composites -- 2.2.1 Plant Fibres -- 2.2.2 Plant Fibres as Reinforcement in TRMs -- 2.3 Aims of the Thesis -- References -- 3 Mechanical Behaviour and Durability of Flax Textiles to Be Used as Reinforcement in TRMs -- 3.1 Physical Characterisation -- 3.2 Mechanical Characterisation -- 3.2.1 Methods -- 3.2.2 Results and Discussion -- 3.3 Durability of Flax Fibres -- 3.3.1 Methods -- 3.3.2 Results and Discussion -- 3.4 Conclusions -- References -- 4 Mechanical Behaviour and Durability of Flax TRMs: Tensile and Shear Bond Tests -- 4.1 Tensile Test on Flax TRM Systems -- 4.1.1 Materials -- 4.1.2 Methods -- 4.1.3 Results and Discussion -- 4.1.4 Analysis of the Crack Pattern -- 4.2 Shear Bond Test on Flax TRM-to-Masonry Systems -- 4.2.1 Materials and Methods -- 4.2.2 Results and Discussion -- 4.2.3 Determination of the Flax TRM Designing Conventional Strength -- 4.3 Durability -- 4.3.1 Materials and Methods -- 4.3.2 Results and Discussion -- 4.4 Conclusions -- References -- 5 Mechanical Behaviour of Masonry Walls Externally Strengthened by Flax



TRM Composites -- 5.1 Methods -- 5.2 Results and Discussion -- 5.2.1 Failure Mode -- 5.2.2 Shear Stress Versus Shear Strain Response -- 5.3 Comparison with Standards -- 5.3.1 Unstrengthened Walls -- 5.3.2 TRM Externally Strengthened Walls -- 5.4 Comparison with the Literature -- 5.4.1 Description of the Database.

5.4.2 Comparison with the Entire Database -- 5.4.3 Comparison Between Walls Strengthened by Multi-ply Grids -- 5.5 Conclusions -- References -- 6 Observations on the Displacement Field of Strengthened Walls Subjected to Diagonal Compression Test -- 6.1 Methods -- 6.2 Analysis -- 6.3 Observations -- 7 Influence of Fibre Treatment and Matrix Mix Design Modification on the Behaviour of Flax TRMs -- 7.1 Influence of the Fibre Treatment on the Morphology and Mechanical Behaviour of Flax Yarns Embedded in Hydraulic Lime Mortar -- 7.1.1 Materials and Methods -- 7.1.2 Results and Discussion -- 7.2 Influence of Fibre Treatment and Matrix Mix Design Modification on the Tensile Behaviour of Flax TRMs -- 7.2.1 Materials and Methods -- 7.2.2 Results and Discussion -- 7.2.3 Analysis of the Crack Pattern -- 7.3 Conclusions -- References -- 8 Conclusions -- 8.1 Main Outcomes -- 8.2 Perspectives of the Study -- Appendix.