not strengthened or reinforced; not given additional strength
an earthquake simulation that would have flattened an unstrengthened house
Examples of 'unstrengthened' in a sentence
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Using the results obtained during analysis, seismic vulnerability curves were derived for the unstrengthened and strengthened frames.
Hammad Salahuddin, Shaukat Ali Khan, Muhammad Usman Ali, Arslan Mushtaq 2017, 'Seismic vulnerability assessment of CFRP strengthened RC structures', Građevinarhttps://doi.org/10.14256/JCE.1555.2016. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
For each considered cross section, we first carry out a preliminary design of the unstrengthened steel beam.
S. Bennati, D. Colonna, P.S. Valvo 2016, 'Evaluation of the increased load bearing capacity of steel beams strengthened withpre-stressed FRP laminates ', Frattura ed Integrità Strutturalehttp://www.gruppofrattura.it/pdf/rivista/numero38/numero_38_art_47.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The results show that the strengthened masonry structure shows much more excellent seismic capacity when compared with the unstrengthened one.
Weiwei Li, Weiqing Liu, Shuguang Wang, Dongsheng Du 2017, 'In-Plane Strengthening Effect of Prefabricated Concrete Walls on Masonry Structures:Shaking Table Test', Shock and Vibrationhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/3178032. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)