Browsing by Author "Bernat Masó, Ernest"
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Additioning alfa fibres in cement mortar
Bernat Masó, Ernest; Puigvert Cobos, Francesc; Abdelmoulac, Hichem; Gil Espert, Lluís (Universidad Católica de Chile (UC), 2018)
Article
Open AccessCement mortar is a broadly used construction material. Adding fibres into the fresh mortar is an effective reinforcing technique to overcome the drawbacks related with the little tensile and flexural strength. Using natural ... -
Aided diagnosis of structural pathologies with an expert system
Bernat Masó, Ernest; Gil Espert, Lluís (2013-02)
Article
Open AccessSustainability and safety are social demands for long-life buildings. Suitable inspection and maintenance tasks on structural elements are needed for keeping buildings safely in service. Any malfunction that causes structural ... -
Analysis of brick masonry walls strengthened with fibre reinforced polymers and subjected to eccentric compressive loads
Bernat Masó, Ernest; Gil Espert, Lluís; Escrig Pérez, Christian (2015-06-01)
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Open AccessFibre Reinforced Polymers laminates are currently used to strengthen brick masonry walls. However, no specific evidences of the structural response of this strengthening system when brick walls are subjected to eccentric ... -
Analysis of different types of cementitious-based composites used as shear strengthening system for reinforced concrete beams
Escrig Pérez, Christian; Bernat Masó, Ernest; Gil Espert, Lluís (Universidad de Cantabria, 2016)
Conference report
Open AccessThe global tendency to apply sustainable criteria in most of the productive fields and the limited durability and the pathologies that reinforced concrete elements suffer are aspects that explain the increasing necessity ... -
Analysis of unreinforced and TRM-strengthened brick masonry walls subjected to eccentric axial load
Bernat Masó, Ernest (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2014-02-07)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessA significant number of buildings are supported by load-bearing masonry walls. The preservation of these worldwide used structures is a sustainable alternative. However, there is little research about the structural response ... -
Analysis of unreinforced masonry walls under eccentric axial load
Bernat Masó, Ernest (Scholar's Press, 2014)
Book
Restricted access - publisher's policyMany buildings are supported by load-bearing masonry walls and maintaining them is a need. Hence, a comprehensive study of these structures is necessary as a starting point. These walls are mostly subjected to vertical ... -
Analytical and simplified numerical approaches of FRCM pipes
Bernat Masó, Ernest; Mercedes Cedeño, Luis Enrique; Gil Espert, Lluís (Elsevier, 2020-06-30)
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Open AccessDespite the well-known advantages of fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM), few applications of this composite material have been proposed apart from structural strengthening. To exploit material corrosion resistance, ... -
Analytical approach and numerical simulation of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with different frcm systems
Mercedes Cedeño, Luis Enrique; Escrig Pérez, Christian; Bernat Masó, Ernest; Gil Espert, Lluís (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2021-04-02)
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Open AccessFabric-reinforced cementitious matrices (FRCMs) are a novel composite material for strengthening structures. Fabric contributes to tying cross-sections under tensile stress. The complexity of the interfaces between the ... -
Analytical method for the assessment of unreinforced brick masonry walls subjected to eccentric compressive loads
Bernat Masó, Ernest; Gil Espert, Lluís; Roca Fabregat, Pedro (2014-12-30)
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Open AccessSlender unreinforced masonry walls are likely to fail due to mechanism formation when they are subjected to eccentric compression loads causing second order bending effects. A practical analytical formulation is herein ... -
Analytical model for masonry walls strengthened with vegetal fabric reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) composites and subjected to cyclic loads
Mercedes Cedeño, Luis Enrique; Bernat Masó, Ernest; Gil Espert, Lluís (2020-12)
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Open AccessMasonry is one of the eldest construction systems in the building industry, currently in use because some advantages like compressive capacity, traditional aesthetics, low cost and good practices. However, damages recorded ... -
Análisis por elementos finitos para modelar muros de obra de fábrica sometidos a compresión excéntrica
Bernat Masó, Ernest (2013-03)
Research report
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Apuntes de Tecnología de sistemas de mampostería
Bernat Masó, Ernest (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2011)
Lecture notes
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Assajos sobre les mostres d’acer codis: 3922 (Report nº 111013-S01173)
Puigvert Cobos, Francesc; Bernat Masó, Ernest (2011-10)
Research report
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Assessing the performance of CFRP strengthening on masonry walls using experimental modal analysis
Bernat Masó, Ernest; Gil Espert, Lluís (Elsevier, 2019-08-15)
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Open AccessStrengthening masonry structures using FRP laminates has been widely studied from a resistance point of view. However, there is a need of a non-destructive technique to validate strengthening interventions. In this paper, ... -
Bending and compression performance of full-scale sandwich panels of hemp fabric reinforced cementitious matrix
Mercedes Cedeño, Luis Enrique; Bernat Masó, Ernest; Gil Espert, Lluís (2023-01)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policySandwich panels composed of fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) and extruded polystyrene foam (EPS) represent a light and insulating solution compared with other types of enclosure walls, such as steel-reinforced ... -
Bending behaviour of sandwich panels of vegetal fabric reinforced cementitious matrix: experimental test and numerical simulation
Mercedes Cedeño, Luis Enrique; Bernat Masó, Ernest; Martínez Martínez, Borja (2022-07-18)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policySandwich panels represent a lightweight solution with additional properties as insulation compared to traditional solutions used for building enclosures. In this study, a technology based on vegetal FRCM (fabric reinforced ... -
Bending performance of concrete beams strengthened with textile reinforced mortar TRM
Gil Espert, Lluís; Escrig Pérez, Christian; Bernat Masó, Ernest (2014)
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Open AccessThis work presents a method of strengthening concrete structures based on textiles of high strength and mortars. The combination of textiles and mortars produces a new composite material with cementitious matrix. This ... -
Bending performance of concrete beams strengthened with textile reinforced mortar TRM
Gil Espert, Lluís; Escrig Pérez, Christian; Bernat Masó, Ernest (2013)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyThis work presents a method of strengthening concrete structures based on textiles of high strength and mortars. The combination of textiles and mortars produces a new composite material with cementitious matrix. This ... -
Changes in properties of cement and lime mortars when incorporating fibers from end-of-life tires
Gil Espert, Lluís; Bernat Masó, Ernest; Cañavate Ávila, Francisco Javier (2016-02-05)
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Open AccessThis paper studies the addition of fibers from end-of-life tires to commercial mortar mixtures. Two different types of mortar, one lime-plastic and other cement-fluid, are mixed with different percentage of fibers ranging ... -
Characterizing the structural behavior of FRP profiles—FRCM hybrid superficial elements: experimental and numerical studies
Eskenati, Amir Reza; Mahboob, Amir; Bernat Masó, Ernest; Gil Espert, Lluís (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2022-03)
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Open AccessComposite materials have been increasingly used to produce hybrid structures together with concrete. This system is commonly applied to bridges and roof structures. The main idea of the current research was to extend this ...