Seismic and Thermal Retrofitting of Masonry Buildings with Fiber Reinforced Composite Systems: A State of the Art Review

Old masonry buildings represent the largest part of traditional constructions. Generally, they are both seismically vulnerable and thermally dispersive. Therefore, need for seismic thermal retrofitting aimed at reducing their vulnerability environmental impact has motivated research efforts towards sustainable solutions. This study presents a literature review approaches currently available retrofitting. Specifically, it highlights use fiber in textile form i.e., Textile Reinforcement Mortar (TRM), as Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) natural fibers (animal plant sources) to In addition, specific attention is devoted integrated (structural thermal) fiber-based techniques that becoming very important last years.