Homogenised limit analysis of masonry walls, Part I: Failure surfaces

Computers and Structures

Volumn 84, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 166-180

  Milani, G ^a   Lourenco P B ^b   Tralli, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Composite behaviour; Homogenisation; Limit analysis; Masonry; Micro mechanics

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYNOMIAL APPROXIMATION; STRESSES; TWO DIMENSIONAL;

COMPOSITE BEHAVIOR; HOMOGENIZATION; LIMIT ANALYSIS; MASONRY;

WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

EID: 28544433265     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2005.09.005     Document Type: Article

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