Najif Ismail

TL;DR: A critical review of existing research on structural strengthening with FRCM composites, identifies gaps in knowledge, and outlines directions for future research is presented in this article, where the authors present a detailed analysis of the current state of the art.

TL;DR: In this paper, the structural performance of unreinforced masonry (URM) walls strengthened using two different types of polymer textile reinforced mortar (TRM) was investigated in two series, with series 1 involving in-plane testing of two pier-spandrel assemblages representing part of a perforated URM wall and series 2 involving out-of-planar testing of three slender walls having no penetrations.

TL;DR: Alkali activation of fly ash and ground-granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS) is a sustainable technology that promotes recycling of industrial by-products in the form of geopolymer composites.

TL;DR: In this article, a general overview of the failure patterns that were observed in unreinforced clay brick and stone masonry buildings in the Christchurch area after the 2010 Darfield earthquake is provided.

TL;DR: In this paper, the in-plane shear behaviour of URM wallettes strengthened using near surface mounted high strength twisted stainless steel reinforcement (TSNSM) was investigated and in particular, the effectiveness of the reinforcing schemes to restrain the diagonal cracking failure mode was studied.