Innovative Method for Seismic and Energy Retrofitting of Masonry Buildings

Luca Facconi, Sara S. Lucchini, Fausto Minelli, Benedetta Grassi, Mariagrazia Pilotelli and Giovanni A. Plizzari
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Luca Facconi: Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
Sara S. Lucchini: Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
Fausto Minelli: Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
Benedetta Grassi: Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
Mariagrazia Pilotelli: Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
Giovanni A. Plizzari: Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 11, 1-21

Abstract: Masonry buildings built in Italy in the 60 s and 70 s of the last century frequently require energy and seismic renovation. To this end, the use of a retrofitting technique based on a multilayer coating may be applied on the building façades in order to improve its seismic and energy performances, leading to the partial or total fulfilment of structural and energy code provisions. The coating consists of a layer of Steel Fiber Reinforced Mortar combined with thermal insulation materials to get a composite package applied on the building façade. After a brief description of the proposed technique, the paper reports the results of seismic and thermal analyses carried out to prove the structural and energy performance of the retrofitting intervention.

Keywords: seismic retrofitting; multilayer coating; Steel Fiber Reinforced Mortar; energy performance of buildings; point thermal bridges; thermal behavior in summer; case study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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