Approximate limit analysis of full scale FRP-reinforced masonry buildings through a 3D homogenized FE package

Composite Structures

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 918-935

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

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

3D finite elements; FRP strengthening; Homogenization; Limit analysis; Masonry

Indexed keywords

3D FINITE ELEMENT; COLLAPSE LOADS; FAILURE MECHANISM; FAILURE SURFACE; FINITE THICKNESS; FRICTIONAL BEHAVIOR; FRP STRENGTHENING; FULL SCALE; GEORGIA; HORIZONTAL LOADS; LIMIT ANALYSIS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING PROBLEM; MASONRY BUILDING; MASONRY FAILURE; MASONRY STRUCTURES; MORTAR JOINTS; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; OUT-OF-PLANE; QUASI-STATIC; REINFORCED MASONRY; RIGID ELEMENTS;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER SOFTWARE SELECTION AND EVALUATION; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FOUNDATIONS; INTERCONNECTION NETWORKS; KINEMATICS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; LINEARIZATION; MASONRY CONSTRUCTION; MASONRY MATERIALS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; REINFORCED PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; STRENGTHENING (METAL); TENSILE STRENGTH;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BUILDING MATERIAL; DELAMINATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; PLASTIC; PREDICTIVE MODEL; SOFTWARE;

EID: 72149092245     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2009.09.037     Document Type: Article

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