The analysis of the strains and stresses of the reinforced brick vaults

The article specifies the aspects of the analysis of strains and stresses of the reinforcement of the brick vaults. It introduces the problems of restoring and reconstruction of the vaults and presents various ways of reinforcing these types of brick constructions applied to the dorsal side, minding at the same time that frescos and other decorations are normally applied to the intrados side. What is more, the analytical methods and numerical methods (FEM) used in the analysis of the construction of arches, vaults and domes, are introduced together with the findings of the research conducted within the range of technical scale in the laboratory of the Engineering Institute of the Technical University of Wroclaw. In addition, the measurement of the effectiveness of various types of the adopted reinforcements was also made (inserted bar steels, grids and FRP tapes).