Out-of-plane behaviour of masonry specimens strengthened with ECC under impact loading

• Published in: Engineering structures Vol. 173; pp. 1002 - 1018
• Main Authors: Pourfalah, Saeed, Cotsovos, Demetrios M., Suryanto, Benny, Moatamedi, Mojtaba
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 15.10.2018; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Bearing strength; Bend tests; Bending; Carrying capacity; Compression; Drop tests; Drop-weight testing; Dynamic response; Engineered cementitious composite; Equivalence; Failure mode; Impact loading; Impact loads; Load carrying capacity; Loading rate; Masonry; Mortars (material); Out-of-plane behaviour; Retrofitting; Strain rate; Weight; Out-of-plane behaviour; Dynamic response; Failure mode; Drop-weight testing; Impact loading; Retrofitting; Masonry; Engineered cementitious composite; Loading rate; Strain rate

•Investigate the behaviour of ECC-retrofitted masonry specimens subjected to impact loads.•Confirmation of effectiveness of using the ECC layer(s) for retrofitting of masonry specimens subjected to impact loads.•Comparing the performance of ECC-retrofitted masonry specimens under static and impact l...