Pushover analysis of fiber-reinforced polymer-strengthened masonry

This chapter presents an overview of modeling techniques commonly used for pushover analysis fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP)-strengthened masonry components. This technique, consisting of a static nonlinear analysis generally performed by monotonically increasing lateral loads, is also referred to as static nonlinear analysis and is a common analysis method for evaluating the nonlinear performance of structural components or validation of experimental results. Nonlinear analysis of masonry structures is already a challenging task due to the complex and heterogeneous nature of these materials. Application of FRP composites to masonry structures introduces new complexities that should be adequately addressed for numerical simulation of these components at the structural level. A discussion on how these challenges are tackled in practice and in research are presented here with a focus on strengthened walls and arches.