Cantilever flexural strength tests of masonry infill walls strengthened with textile-reinforced mortar

The main objective of this work is to present an experimental study on the use textile reinforced mortar improve masonry infill walls out-of-plane behaviour. campaign comprises flexural strength tests parallel horizontal bed joints 10 specimens made up hollow clay bricks, five them unstrengthened and remaining strengthened. Cantilever were carried out. efficiency strengthening was assessed effect using a weak or strong mesh analysed. mechanical properties adopted materials are characterized presented. results presented in terms force-displacement responses damages observed. From tests, it observed that textile-reinforced mortars improved capacity until 3.93 times deformation increased 2 with mesh.