Retrofitting unreinforced masonry walls with fibre reinforced polymer strips

将开发一种有效的技术，以提高现有的砌体结构在地震（和其他）荷载下的安全性。这对于安全持续使用现有基础设施至关重要（避免更换=经济效益）。这种新技术解决了现有替代品的许多缺点（提高性能，降低成本）。这项研究在澳大利亚尤其重要，因为澳大利亚的大多数国内建筑，许多轻型商业基础设施以及许多遗产和灾后建筑都是无筋砌体。它还加强了澳大利亚在这一快速发展领域使用先进材料开发创新改装替代品方面的高国际地位。

An efficient technique for increasing the safety of existing masonry structures under earthquake (and other) loading will be developed. This is essential to the safe continued use of existing infrastructure (avoid replacement = economic benefit). This new technique addresses many shortcomings in existing alternatives (increased performance, reduced cost). This research is particularly important in Australia where unreinforced masonry accounts for most domestic construction, much light commercial infrastructure, as well as many heritage and post-disaster buildings. It also reinforces Australia's high international standing in developing innovative retrofitting alternatives using advanced materials in this rapidly developing area.