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Slip rate effects and cyclic behaviour of textile-to-matrix bond in textile reinforced mortar composites (2021)
Journal Article
Dalalbashi, A., De Santis, S., Ghiassi, B., & Oliveira, D. V. (2021). Slip rate effects and cyclic behaviour of textile-to-matrix bond in textile reinforced mortar composites. Materials and Structures, 54(3), Article 108. https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-021-01706-w

The structural effectiveness of textile reinforced mortar (TRM) composites relies on their load transfer capacity to the substrate and the interaction between textile and mortar. The bond plays a crucial role in mechanism of TRM composites. Despite s... Read More about Slip rate effects and cyclic behaviour of textile-to-matrix bond in textile reinforced mortar composites.

Fracture properties and microstructure formation of hardened alkali-activated slag/fly ash pastes (2021)
Journal Article
Zhang, S., Li, Z., Ghiassi, B., Yin, S., & Ye, G. (2021). Fracture properties and microstructure formation of hardened alkali-activated slag/fly ash pastes. Cement and Concrete Research, 144, Article 106447. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2021.106447

This study presents a comprehensive experimental investigation on the fracture properties of hardened alkali-activated slag/fly ash (AASF) pastes in relation to the microstructure formation and reaction product composition. The main reaction product... Read More about Fracture properties and microstructure formation of hardened alkali-activated slag/fly ash pastes.

Role of Curing Conditions and Precursor on the Microstructure and Phase Chemistry of Alkali-Activated Fly Ash and Slag Pastes (2021)
Journal Article
Nedeljkovi?, M., Ghiassi, B., & Ye, G. (2021). Role of Curing Conditions and Precursor on the Microstructure and Phase Chemistry of Alkali-Activated Fly Ash and Slag Pastes. Materials, 14(8), Article 1918. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14081918

Understanding the role of curing conditions on the microstructure and phase chemistry of alkali-activated materials (AAMs) is essential for the evaluation of the long-term performance as well as the optimization of the processing methods for achievin... Read More about Role of Curing Conditions and Precursor on the Microstructure and Phase Chemistry of Alkali-Activated Fly Ash and Slag Pastes.

Durability of Textile Reinforced Concrete: Existing Knowledge and Current Gaps (2021)
Journal Article
Alma’aitah, M., Ghiassi, B., & Dalalbashi, A. (2021). Durability of Textile Reinforced Concrete: Existing Knowledge and Current Gaps. Applied Sciences, 11(6), Article 2771. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11062771

This paper aims to provide a review of the current literature on the durability of textile-reinforced concrete and mortar (TRC/TRM) composites. Most previous studies have focused on the role of chemical attacks, freeze-thaw conditions, and high tempe... Read More about Durability of Textile Reinforced Concrete: Existing Knowledge and Current Gaps.

Textile-to-mortar bond behavior: An analytical study (2021)
Journal Article
Dalalbashi, A., Ghiassi, B., & Oliveira, D. V. (2021). Textile-to-mortar bond behavior: An analytical study. Construction and Building Materials, 282, Article 122639. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.122639

Reliable design and application of textile-reinforced mortar (TRM) composites for the repair of existing masonry and concrete structures requires a fundamental understanding of the textile-to-mortar bond behavior as one of the main mechanisms control... Read More about Textile-to-mortar bond behavior: An analytical study.

Aging of lime-based TRM composites under natural environmental conditions (2020)
Journal Article
Dalalbashi, A., Ghiassi, B., & Oliveira, D. V. (2021). Aging of lime-based TRM composites under natural environmental conditions. Construction and Building Materials, 270, Article 121853. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.121853

Textile-reinforced mortar (TRM) composites, composed of textile fibers embedded in an inorganic matrix, have been found to be a sustainable solution for strengthening of existing masonry and concrete structures. Despite the extensive recent attention... Read More about Aging of lime-based TRM composites under natural environmental conditions.

Deformable Polyurethane Joints and Fibre Grids for Resilient Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Frames with Orthoblock Brick Infills (2020)
Journal Article
Rousakis, T., Ilki, A., Kwiecien, A., Viskovic, A., Gams, M., Triller, P., …Bogdanovic, A. (2020). Deformable Polyurethane Joints and Fibre Grids for Resilient Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Frames with Orthoblock Brick Infills. Polymers, 12(12), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12122869

The behaviour of reinforced concrete frames with masonry wall infills is influenced a lot by the stiffness and strength difference between the frame and the infill, causing early detrimental damage to the infill or to the critical concrete columns. T... Read More about Deformable Polyurethane Joints and Fibre Grids for Resilient Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete Frames with Orthoblock Brick Infills.

Bond behaviour of FRP strengthening applied on curved masonry substrates: numerical study (2020)
Journal Article
Grande, E., Milani, G., Formisano, A., Ghiassi, B., & Fabbrocino, F. (2020). Bond behaviour of FRP strengthening applied on curved masonry substrates: numerical study. International Journal of Masonry Research and Innovation, 5(3), 303-320. https://doi.org/10.1504/ijmri.2020.107980

Aim of the present paper is to numerically investigate the bond behaviour of FRP strengthening systems externally applied on curved masonry specimens. In particular, considering the simple spring-model approach proposed by the authors in previous res... Read More about Bond behaviour of FRP strengthening applied on curved masonry substrates: numerical study.

Mechanics and durability of lime-based textile reinforced mortars (2020)
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Ghiassi, B. (2020). Mechanics and durability of lime-based textile reinforced mortars. RILEM Technical Letters, 4, 130-137. https://doi.org/10.21809/rilemtechlett.2019.99

Application of lime-based textile-reinforced mortars (TRMs) for strengthening of masonry structures have received a growing attention in recent years. An extensive effort has been devoted to understanding of the performance of these composites and th... Read More about Mechanics and durability of lime-based textile reinforced mortars.

A fast modeling approach for numerical analysis of unreinforced and FRCM reinforced masonry walls under out-of-plane loading (2019)
Journal Article
Scacco, J., Ghiassi, B., Milani, G., & Lourenço, P. B. (2020). A fast modeling approach for numerical analysis of unreinforced and FRCM reinforced masonry walls under out-of-plane loading. Composites Part B: Engineering, 180, Article 107553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2019.107553

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd A new discretized homogenization approach is proposed in this study in order to predict the behavior of unreinforced and FRCM reinforced masonry structures. The proposed approach allows overcoming the common disadvantages of the e... Read More about A fast modeling approach for numerical analysis of unreinforced and FRCM reinforced masonry walls under out-of-plane loading.

Textile-to-mortar bond behaviour in lime-based textile reinforced mortars (2019)
Journal Article
Dalalbashi, A., Ghiassi, B., & Oliveira, D. V. (2019). Textile-to-mortar bond behaviour in lime-based textile reinforced mortars. Construction and Building Materials, 227, Article 116682. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.116682

Lime-based textile-reinforced mortars (TRM) have recently found a growing interest for repair and strengthening of masonry and historical structures. Despite extensive experimental and numerical investigations performed in the last years on the perfo... Read More about Textile-to-mortar bond behaviour in lime-based textile reinforced mortars.

Theoretical and FE models for the study of the bond behavior of FRCM systems (2019)
Book Chapter
Grande, E., Ghiassi, B., & Imbimbo, M. (2019). Theoretical and FE models for the study of the bond behavior of FRCM systems. In Numerical Modeling of Masonry and Historical Structures: From Theory to Application (685-712). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102439-3.00019-1

The bond behavior at the interfaces of fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM)-strengthened masonry is a critical mechanism in the nonlinear response of strengthened masonry structures. The current literature contains interesting experimental, t... Read More about Theoretical and FE models for the study of the bond behavior of FRCM systems.

Pushover analysis of fiber-reinforced polymer-strengthened masonry (2019)
Book Chapter
Ghiassi, B., Oliveira, D., Grande, E., & Lignola, G. (2019). Pushover analysis of fiber-reinforced polymer-strengthened masonry. In Numerical Modeling of Masonry and Historical Structures: From Theory to Application (629-657). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-08-102439-3.00017-8

This chapter presents an overview of modeling techniques commonly used for pushover analysis fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)-strengthened masonry components. This technique, consisting of a static nonlinear analysis generally performed by monotonicall... Read More about Pushover analysis of fiber-reinforced polymer-strengthened masonry.

Advanced finite element modeling of textile-reinforced mortar strengthened masonry (2019)
Book Chapter
Bertolesi, E., Milani, G., & Ghiassi, B. (2019). Advanced finite element modeling of textile-reinforced mortar strengthened masonry. In Numerical Modeling of Masonry and Historical Structures:From Theory to Application (713-743). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102439-3.00020-8

Fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) strengthening is an innovative technology for effective reduction of seismic vulnerability of existing masonry and historical structures. At present, numerical modeling strategies for evaluation of the in-... Read More about Advanced finite element modeling of textile-reinforced mortar strengthened masonry.

Macromodeling approach for pushover analysis of textile-reinforced mortar-strengthened masonry (2019)
Book Chapter
Oliveira, D. V., Ghiassi, B., Reza Allahvirdizadeh, Wang, X., Mininno, G., & Silva, R. A. (2019). Macromodeling approach for pushover analysis of textile-reinforced mortar-strengthened masonry. In Numerical Modeling of Masonry and Historical Structures: From Theory to Application (745-778). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102439-3.00021-X

The strengthening of masonry structures using composite-based solutions has received significant research attention in recent years due to their proved considerable influence on enhancing structural characteristics, for example, stiffness and strengt... Read More about Macromodeling approach for pushover analysis of textile-reinforced mortar-strengthened masonry.

Masonry mechanical properties (2019)
Book Chapter
Ghiassi, B., Vermelfoort, A., & Lourenço, P. (2019). Masonry mechanical properties. In Numerical Modeling of Masonry and Historical Structures: From Theory to Application (239-261). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-08-102439-3.00007-5

Different approaches can be followed for numerical modeling of masonry and historical structures. Depending on the modeling strategy and level of complexity involved, a set of input parameters related to linear and nonlinear properties of units and m... Read More about Masonry mechanical properties.

Bond behavior degradation between FRP and masonry under aggressive environmental conditions (2018)
Journal Article
Ramirez, R., Maljaee, H., Ghiassi, B., Lourenço, P. B., & Oliveira, D. V. (2019). Bond behavior degradation between FRP and masonry under aggressive environmental conditions. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 26(1), 6-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/15376494.2018.1534164

Application of Fibre Reinforced Polymers (FRPs) as external reinforcement for masonry structures has been found to be a promising technique, but the long-term behavior of such systems still needs attention. This study presents an overview of the expe... Read More about Bond behavior degradation between FRP and masonry under aggressive environmental conditions.

FRP-strengthened masonry (2018)
Book Chapter
Aiello, M. A., Ghiassi, B., & Lourenço, P. B. (2018). FRP-strengthened masonry. In Long-term Performance and Durability of Masonry Structures: Degradation Mechanisms, Health Monitoring and Service Life Design (209-238). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-08-102110-1.00007-8

This chapter provides an overview of the durability of FRP-strengthened masonry, focusing on the main degradation mechanisms, available literature, and experimental backgrounds. A brief review of the available models for modeling degradation of these... Read More about FRP-strengthened masonry.