The findings of a comprehensive study involving the static and dynamic investigation of seventy unretro fitted and FRP retrofitted glulam structural elements are presented in this paper. Key observations made in the experimental program regarding material properties, effect of combined axial and out-of-plane blast loading, and strengthening strategies using FRP are used as foundation for design recommendations. Based on the experimental results, unretrofitted glulam beams and columns were shown to have no significant post-peak resistance and thus it is recommended that such members be modeled using a linear flexural resistance curve with a ductility ratio of unity. A dynamic increase factor was found to only be present in beams with no continuous or closely aligned finger-joints. In cases where the finger-joint distribution is not known, a DIF of unity is recommended. Fibre-reinforced polymers (FRP) were shown to only provide significant post-peak resistance when bidirectional fabrics were used as confinement.
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