E. Bertolesi1, E. Grande2, and G. Milani3
1) Politecnico di Milano, Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering
(ABC)
Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy
e-mail: elisa.bertolesi@polimi.it
2) University Guglielmo Marconi, Department of Sustainability Engineering
via Plinio 44, 00193, Rome, Italy
e-mail: e.grande@unimarconi.it
3) Politecnico di Milano, Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering
(ABC)
Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy
e-mail: gabriele.milani@polimi.it
Keywords: FRCM, bond, spring-model, FE model.
Abstract. The paper presents a study concerning the numerical modelling of the bond behaviour of fabric reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) strengthening systems externally applied on masonry supports. In particular, the authors analyze the efficacy of different modelling strategies which specifically account for the interaction between the reinforcement and the matrix. For this aim, numerical analyses are developed with reference to some case studies deduced from the recent literature by considering shear stress-slip laws both derived from experimental measurements and obtained through calibration procedures.