An effective approach for strengthening masonry buildings is to apply shotcrete reinforced with mesh on the surface of the wall. It is not possible to assess the behaviour of coated walls solely using analytical approaches based on simple equations of theory of elasticity without the use of numerical methods. Unreinforcced masonry wall is modelled in this study using the finite element softwar...

An effective approach for strengthening masonry buildings is to apply shotcrete reinforced with mesh on the surface of the wall. It is not possible to assess the behaviour of coated walls solely using analytical approaches based on simple equations of theory of elasticity without the use of numerical methods. Unreinforcced masonry wall is modelled in this study using the finite element softwar...

The goal of this project was to investigate the potential for using PVA (polyvinyl alcohol) fiber reinforced mortar for the rehabilitation and preventative maintenance of aging metal highway drainage culverts using a spray-on liner application approach. The interest and impetus for the investigation resulted from prior work of the investigators with county engineers that pointed towards the nee...