Abstract: Fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) can provide a strengthening alternative for unreinforced and underreinforced masonry. The ease with which FRP can be installed on the exterior of a masonry wall makes this form of strengthening ...

Abstract: The performance of glued-laminated (glulam) timber beams may be improved by the addition of high-performance fibers between the laminations. The contribution of the fibers is further enhanced if they are pretensioned prior ...