Analysis of the shear failure process of masonry by means of a meso-scopic mechanical modeling approach

Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 181-194

  Wang, Shuhong ^a   Tang, Chun'an ^b   Jia, Peng ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DALIAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Elastic damage mechanics; Fracture process; Masonry; Meso scopic damage model

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; MASONRY CONSTRUCTION; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SHEAR STRESS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

COMPLICATED PROGRESSIVE FAILURES; ELASTIC DAMAGE MECHANICS; FRACTURE PROCESS; MATERIAL FAILURE PROCESS ANALYSIS (MFPA); MECHANICAL MODELLING; SHEAR FAILURE; SHEAR FRACTURE;

FAILURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33751029591     PISSN: 12254568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sem.2006.24.2.181     Document Type: Article

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