Research Article

Experimental Analysis of Failure Mechanisms in Masonry-PFRP Profiles Connections

Table 4

2D FEM results.

ConnectionValues at the peak load step
Load(kN)Displacement(mm)Max. principal stress in the steel bar (N/mm2)Max. principal stress in the GFRP profile(N/mm2)

One bar12.730.4462006.82
Two bars7.590.3591103.64