Abstract
The use of fabric-reinforced cementitious mortar (FRCM) or steel-reinforced grout (SRG) is now recognized to be effective in enhancing the axial capacity of masonry columns when confinement is achieved. Numerous experimental tests demonstrated the symbiotic role of the fabric and the inorganic matrix. An open issue is still related to the numerical simulation. In fact, if the compressive behavior by the numerical simulation of the unreinforced and reinforced masonry columns confined by a FRCM/SRG jacket may follow different approaches. The inorganic matrix transfers the stresses from the substrate to the fabric differently, depending on the presence or absence of cracks. The fabric consists of an open grid whose yard could be differently stressed after the matrix damage because of the occurrence of a possible slippage at the fabric–matrix interface. Definitely, these aspects are difficult to numerically predict. The paper herein is devoted to the assessment of different numerical approaches for the FRCM/SRG confinement of masonry columns by considering data from the literature and varying the parameters related to the matrix, the fabric, and the masonry itself. The goal is to best fit the experimental outcomes (from different available sources) with different strategies based on a finite element (FE) modeling. The results show good matching between the experimental and theoretical curves for the different FRCM/SRG systems. The results evidenced that the accuracy of the experimental versus the numerical curves match is met for the different FRCM/SRG systems.
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