Mesoscopic study on historic masonry

Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 99-117

  Sejnoha J ^a   Sejnoha M ^a   Zeman, J ^a   Sykora J ^a   Vorel, J ^a  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Fracture energy; Homogenization; Macro scale; Masonry; Meso scale

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE ENERGY; HOMOGENIZATION METHOD; MASONRY MATERIALS;

BRITTLE BEHAVIOURS; MACRO SCALE; MACROSCOPIC MATERIALS; MASONRY; MATERIAL PARAMETER; MESO SCALE; NONLINEAR MATERIALS; NUMERICAL EXPERIMENTAL;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 50849087341     PISSN: 12254568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sem.2008.30.1.099     Document Type: Article

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