b Ghiassi - phd candidate ISISE university of minho portugan
g Marcari - assistant professor ISISE
D.V Oliveira - ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ISISE university of minho portugan
P.B Lourenço - PROFESSOR ISISE university of minho portugan

fiber reinforced polymers have become a popular material for external strengthening of masonry structures in the last years but still further investigations are needed in order to develop appropriate design procedures investigating the behaviour and performance of retofitted masonry elements with FRP composite sheets requires considering different mechanisms and issues.

durability , bond behaviour , numerical modelling , FRP -masonry