Explicit finite element analysis of lightly reinforced masonry shear walls

Computers and Structures

Volumn 86, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 15-26

  Dhanasekar, M ^a   Haider, W ^a  

^a CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Characteristic length; Ductility; Explicit finite element method; Failure mode; Masonry shear walls: Reinforced masonry; Quasi static modelling

Indexed keywords

DUCTILITY; FAILURE MODES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; KINETIC ENERGY; MASONRY CONSTRUCTION; MODEL STRUCTURES;

CHARACTERISTIC LENGTH; EXPLICIT FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MASONRY SHEAR WALLS; QUASI-STATIC MODELING; UNREINFORCED MASONRY (URM);

SHEAR WALLS;

EID: 37049036548     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2007.06.006     Document Type: Article

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