ABSTRACT
During the past fifteen years and for a number of well-documented reasons Textile Reinforced Mortar (TRM) systems have been gaining ground as a means of strengthening deteriorated, damaged or seismically deficient masonry structures. As for any new material, the bulk of experimental investigations have focused on the mechanical response of TRMs (both as standalone materials and in combination with different types of substrates) under normal service conditions. With the relevant learning curve reaching a plateau the interest of the academia is turning to durability-related aspects and extreme exposure scenarios. Although publications in the field are growing in number, the behavior of these materials under elevated/high temperatures and fire conditions is far from being exhaustively investigated and understood. This paper aims at systemizing the existing knowledge on the mechanical performance of TRM-to-masonry residual bond characteristics as a function of the exposure temperature of the joints.
