Monte Carlo simulation of shear capacity of URM walls retrofitted by polyurea reinforced GFRP grids

Journal of Composites for Construction

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 405-415

  Silva, Pedro F ^a   Yu, Piyong ^b   Nanni, Antonio ^c  

^a George Washington University   (United States)

^b Matrix Engineering Corporation   (United States)

^c University of Miami College of Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber reinforced polymers; Glass fiber; Grid systems; Masonry; Monte Carlo method; Rehabilitation; Shear strength; Walls

Indexed keywords

CLAY BRICKS; EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER (GFRP); HORIZONTAL DIRECTION; IN PLANE SHEAR; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION (MCS); POLYUREA (PEUU); PREDICTION MODELING; SHEAR CAPACITIES; SIMULATION RESULTS; TEST RESULTS; TRUNCATED NORMAL; UNREINFORCED MASONRY (URM) WALLS; URM WALLS;

CLAY MINERALS; CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER OPTICS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; GLASS FIBERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RELIABILITY; UREA; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

NORMAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 47749093144     PISSN: 10900268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-0268(2008)12:4(405)     Document Type: Article

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