The Role of the Adhesive on the Bond Behavior of SRPs Applied on Masonry Supports: Experimental and Numerical Study

Abstract:

Steel Reinforced Polymers (SRP) have been recently introduced and adopted as strengthening systems for existing constructions. Although the interest for this kind of strengthening materials is increasing also for masonry structures, in particular for historic constructions, only few studies specifically pertained to masonry elements strengthened with SRPs are available in the literature. In this context, a twofold purpose is at the basis of the present paper. The first one consists of experimentally investigating the bond behavior of masonry elements strengthened with SRPs using different types of adhesives and strips density. The second purpose aims at developing simple formulations for evaluating the bond resistance of masonry elements strengthened with SRPs applied with different types of adhesive systems.

• Periodical: Key Engineering Materials (Volume 624)
• Pages: 652-659
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.624.652
• Online since: September 2014
• Authors: Ernesto Grande, Maura Imbimbo*, Elio Sacco
• Keywords: Bond, Experimental Results, Masonry, SRP, Theoretical Model

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