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Experimental investigation of the failure under fatigue of textile reinforced cement (TRC) retrofit on masonry substrate. A compatibility study Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This paper studies the bonding failure under fatigue of different masonry system retrofitted by textile reinforced mortar. A series of masonry prisms are casted with red-clay bulk bricks and tested following RILEM TC 250-CSM recommendations, in a setup adjusted for cyclic (2Hz, R-0.1) testing. Several different combinations of materials for the retrofit design are evaluated: glass or carbon fibres, cement-base, lime-based and lime/cement-based ...
Retrofit cavity-wall insulation: performance analysis from in-situ measurements Ghent University
Cavity wall insulation bypasses several problems faced by other wall insulation techniques: the façade and interior finish remain unaltered, the procedure is quick and relatively cheapU+2026 As most of the existing houses in Flanders, dating from after the second word war, have cavity walls, the potential of large-scale implementation of cavity wall insulation is obvious. This large scale implementation has greatly been restrained by the lack of ...
Damage progress assessment on textile reinforced cement retrofit patches attached to traditional masonry using acoustic emission Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Thin in-place cast textile reinforced cementitious (TRC) composites appear a promising solution for the repair of masonry where macro-cracks put in question the structural integrity. Reinforcement is provided in the form of external patches that are attached to the masonry front side. The interaction between the existed structure and the newly placed repair patch is tracked in this study by testing small-scale traditional brick masonry- TRC ...
Facade retrofit strategies: case study of the building complex K12 of the university hospital Ghent Ghent University
Ship retrofit solutions University of Antwerp
Retrofitting existing ships with "greener" technologies currently has become common practice due to different economic and environmental considerations. This research was sparked by the need for the policy makers and ship owners to evaluate the economic, emission and environmental performance of the different available retrofit solutions. For the policy makers, the choice of appropriate retrofit solutions to support is welfare-based, while for ...
Use of lime-based mortar joints to improve compatibility and performance of TRM retrofit layer with historic masonry Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Carbon textile reinforced cement masonry retrofit solutions are often evaluated in literature in an attempt to control the cracks formation on degraded masonry elements. The research of the past three years in this field has reached the conclusion that both cement and carbon textiles are materials with superior stiffness and of higher rigidity compared to historic masonries, which are often composed of non-industrial bricks and lime-based mortar ...