Seismic Response Analysis of Masonry Minaret and Possible Strengthening by Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) Materials

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Calculated maximum lateral top displacement (m)</td><td align="center">Duzce EQ@DUZCE</td><td align="center">Synthetic EQ</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Model before seismic strengthening</td><td align="center">0.49</td><td align="center">0.47</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Model after strengthened with FRCM</td><td align="center">0.30</td><td align="center">0.33</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Maximum lateral displacements of top of minaret according to time history analyses before and after seismic retrofit.

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Table 4: Seismic Response Analysis of Masonry Minaret and Possible Strengthening by Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) Materials 