Engineering
4 years ago

FRP retrofitting slashes earthquake damage in affordable masonry homes

AIP conference proceedings
Seismic performance of a masonry house prototype retrofitted using FRP
A. B. Habieb, Marco Valente, Gabriele Milani

Paper Summary

A study tested a way to make masonry houses stronger during earthquakes. They used a material called FRP to reinforce the walls. The tests showed that this method can help prevent damage to the house when shaking happens.

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