A micro-mechanical homogenisation model for masonry: Application to shear walls

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 871-886

  Zucchini, A ^a   Lourenco P B ^b  

^a ENEA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Damage; Homogenisation; Macro modelling; Masonry; Plasticity

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; DOMAIN WALLS; FOUNDATIONS; MACROS; MASONRY MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTICITY; SHEAR WALLS; SUBROUTINES;

COMPLEX STRUCTURES; COMPUTER RESOURCES; DAMAGE; DEFORMATION MECHANISMS; FINITE ELEMENTS; FUNDAMENTAL FEATURES; HOMOGENISATION; LINEAR DOMAINS; MASONRY; MASONRY SHEAR WALLS; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOURS; MECHANICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; PERIODIC CELLS; PLASTICITY MODELS; STANDARD FINITE ELEMENTS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 58149347159     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2008.09.034     Document Type: Article

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