In
a much more extended research a computational
procedure for solving
two-dimensional equilibrium problems,
which are representative of the behavior
of
masonry walls loaded by in-plane forces, has been developed. So in order to
test the
procedure some laboratory tests concerning masonry panels designed to
be similar as the theoretical model are made. The two tested panels have been
built: the first panel with tufa bricks not jointed to each other, and the
second panel with tufa bricks jointed by a pozzuolana mortar, in order to test
the influence in terms of resistance that is conferred to the masonry. After
the collapse some reinforcements are directly applied on the panel and a
comparison between the behavior of the masonry panel before and after the
application of the refurbishments is shown.