The Prediction of Damage to Masonry Houses Caused by Foundation Movements

Advances in Structural Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 81-93

  Zhuge, Y ^a   Jin, F ^b   Hunt, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cracking; Distinct element method; Footing movement; Masonry; Numerical modelling

Indexed keywords

COSTS; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; EVAPORATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HOUSES; MOISTURE; RAIN; SOILS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

DISTINCT ELEMENT METHODS (DEM); FOOTING MOVEMENTS; MASONRY HOUSES; NUMERICAL MODELING;

MASONRY CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 1642301161     PISSN: 13694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/136943304322985783     Document Type: Article

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