Limit analysis of masonry vaults by means of curved shell finite elements and homogenization

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 45, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 5258-5288

  Milani, Enrico ^a   Milani, Gabriele ^b   Tralli, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

3D analysis; Kinematic approach; Limit analysis; Masonry; Shell elements; Vaults

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOUNDATIONS; FRICTION; HEALTH; ICE; MASONRY CONSTRUCTION; MASONRY MATERIALS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

COLLAPSE (DRYING); COLLAPSE LOADS; FRICTION COEFFICIENT (FC); HOMOGENIZATION PROCEDURE; LIMIT ANALYSES; MASONRY VAULTS; MATERIAL PARAMETERS; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; OUT OF PLANE; PLASTIC DISSIPATION; REISSNER MINDLIN; SHELL FINITE ELEMENTS; STRENGTH (IGC: D5/D6); STRESS STATES; TORSION (IGC: D7); TRIANGULAR ELEMENTS; UPPER BOUNDS;

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 48749114195     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2008.05.019     Document Type: Article

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