Probabilistic crack prediction for masonry structures on expansive soils

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 128, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1454-1461

  Masia, Mark J ^a   Melchers, Robert E ^a   Kleeman, Peter W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cracking; Masonry; Probability; Serviceability; Structural reliability

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK INITIATION; FOUNDATIONS; PROBABILITY; SOILS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

MASONRY STRUCTURES; SERVICEABILITY; STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY;

MASONRY CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 1642357834     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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