Unreinforced masonry wall strengthening method and setup

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for strengthening unreinforced masonry walls (3) having at least two blocks and at least one joint (mortar) bed with an adhesive layer, between these blocks; with the method consisting of the steps of grooving at least one horizontal channel (6) on the joint bed, positioning at least one strengthening element (1) inside and along the mentioned channel (6), and then filling the channel (6) with mortar (2). The present invention further relates to a special strengthening element (1) embodying this method.