A numerical model for the description of the nonlinear behaviour of multi-leaf masonry walls

Advances in Engineering Software

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 249-257

  Ramalho, Márcio Antonio ^a   Taliercio, Alberto ^b   Anzani, Anna ^b   Binda, Luigia ^b   Papa, Enrico ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Damage; Finite elements; Mesh sensitivity; Multi leaf masonry; Non local damage; Testing

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; DAMAGE DETECTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MASONRY CONSTRUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MORTAR;

DAMAGE; FINITE ELEMENTS; MESH SENSITIVITY; MULTI-LEAF MASONRY; NON LOCAL DAMAGE;

WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

EID: 37349003093     PISSN: 09659978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advengsoft.2007.01.003     Document Type: Article

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