A5088145421- Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis
- Seismic Performance and Analysis
- Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
- Structural Analysis of Composite Materials
- Building materials and conservation
- Civil and Structural Engineering Research
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete
- Concrete Corrosion and Durability
- Hygrothermal properties of building materials
- Structural Load-Bearing Analysis
- Structural Response to Dynamic Loads
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
- Innovative concrete reinforcement materials
- Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring
- Mechanical Behavior of Composites
- Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials
The University of Adelaide
2006-2022
Natural Hazards Research Australia
2020-2022
Abstract An experimental programme was conducted in which eight full‐scale unreinforced masonry walls were subjected to cyclic face loading using a system of airbags. Of the walls, six contained window opening and four vertical pre‐compression. Combined supports at horizontal edges ensured that under underwent two‐way bending. The test found possess good post‐peak strength displacement capacity as well reasonable energy dissipation characteristics. Significant stiffness degradation...
Abstract With the objective of developing analytical models for evaluation lateral strength dry-stack masonry (DSM) walls subject to horizontal inertial loading, simple collapse mechanisms are proposed, which include a combination out-of-plane flexural deformation along main panel and in-plane shear in connecting return walls. The is calculated using virtual work approach incorporating moment capacities different types crack lines resistance panels participating mechanisms. proposed...
Unreinforced masonry walls subjected to out-of-plane horizontal bending can fail by two alternate modes: stepped failure along the brick-mortar bond, or line cutting directly through bricks. Because of random variations in material properties throughout a panel and tendency for occur across weaker elements, vertical cracks will generally exhibit combination modes. This paper develops pair analytical methodologies that treat this phenomenon using stochastic approach. The first part deals with...
An experimental campaign was initiated to determine the high-speed pullout behavior of deep-mounted carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) strips bonded with a flexible, visco-elasto-plastic adhesive clay brick masonry. A total 14 direct pull-tests were conducted. Strong correlations found between both pull-out strength/bonded length relation and strength/loading rate relation. The governing failure mechanism either cohesive combined splitting, or CFRP rupture without significant damage...
Quantifying the bond strength between fibre-reinforced-polymer (FRP) composites and substrates is essential to design of FRP retrofit systems. This paper collates a database 1583 individual tests across 56 published experimental campaigns investigating FRP-to-masonry through shear pull-tests. Included in all available information characterizing test arrangement, geometric mechanical properties constituents, as well failure load mode.
This study presents an experimental investigation of the effect environmental exposure on fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) to clay brick masonry bond when reinforcement is near-surface-mounted. Three alternate types are considered: (1) thermal loading with single or multiple cycles, (2) water immersion, and (3) hygrothermal cycling. The latter two treatments were used condition samples over a long-term period testing undertaken after 3, 6, 15, 24 months from initial exposure. Since previous...