Most existing structures are not designed with cod
requirements to meet seismic risk, Therefor methods for
strengthening and stiffening existing buildings are important .
This study is comparing between strengthening by adding shear
wall or by ad
ding steel bracing.X -V
The study shows the importance of using steel bracing system
that is excellent approach for strengthening and stiffening
existing buildings with small increase in mass ,the study also
approved that the constant value of R(response factor)(as
mentioned in the Syrian code and UBC97) is not completely
correct.
It is well known that arch is a main part of the historical structures. Therefore, many techniques are used to strengthen these arches. In this paper, Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) is used to reinforce the arch under vertical loads. Materially Non-L
inear Analysis (MNLA) is performed to demonstrate the behavior of the arch with and without the FRP.
On the other hand, the effect of FRP lamina thickness and length is undertaken in this research. This paper shows that a small amount of the FRP to some local areas can enhance the ultimate strength of the arch significantly.
