An adaptive multi-scale approach to the modelling of masonry structures

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1135-1163

  Ainsworth, Mark ^a   Mihai, L Angela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive algorithm; Contact problem; Coulomb friction; Dynamic contact; Finite elements; Linear elasticity; Masonry structures; Optimization problems

Indexed keywords

CONTACT PROBLEM; COULOMB FRICTION; DYNAMIC CONTACT; FINITE ELEMENTS; LINEAR ELASTICITY; MASONRY STRUCTURES; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS;

ELASTICITY; FOUNDATIONS; MASONRY MATERIALS; MODEL STRUCTURES; ROLLING RESISTANCE; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

ADAPTIVE ALGORITHMS;

EID: 65449136275     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.2520     Document Type: Article

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