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The work is devoted to an experimental study of the effect of reinforcement on the strength and stiffness characteristics of masonry made of ceramic blocks. Laboratory tests were carried out on masonry reinforced with metal and fiberglass reinforcement mesh. Experimental data on evaluation of effectiveness of reinforcement meshes application in masonry are given. Loads values of cracking and failure have been determined. The results of full-scale tests were compared with the results of calculation of deformation process of masonry. Calculation of fragments of masonry was carried out using the finite-element analysis implemented in the Abaqus program. Different approaches to modeling masonry as a homogeneous isotropic body and as a structurally in homogeneous anisotropic body were considered. Comparison of experimental and calculated data showed that models of a homogeneous isotropic body are not applicable to the calculation of structural elements made of masonry.
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