Localized stress percolation through dry masonry walls. Part I - Experiments

European Journal of Mechanics, A/Solids

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 291-298

  Bigoni, Davide ^a   Noselli, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Granular materials; Localized stress paths; Masonry; Photoelasticity

Indexed keywords

CONTACT POINTS; DRY MASONRY; LOCALIZED STRESS; LOCALIZED STRESS PATHS; MASONRY; MICRO-MECHANICAL; SCALE MODELS; STRESS DISTRIBUTION;

ELASTICITY; FOUNDATIONS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; MASONRY CONSTRUCTION; PHOTOELASTICITY; PHYSICAL OPTICS; RETAINING WALLS; SOLVENTS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; UNLOADING;

MASONRY MATERIALS;

EID: 76949097485     PISSN: 09977538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechsol.2009.10.009     Document Type: Article

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