Prediction of solid block masonry prism compressive strength using FE model

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 719-735

  Vyas, Ch V Uday ^a   Reddy, B V Venkatarama ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Compressive strength; Finite element method; Masonry; Three dimensional models

Indexed keywords

CRACK PATTERNS; EMPIRICAL FORMULAS; EUROCODES; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; FAILURE THEORIES; FE MODEL; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; LINEAR STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; MASONRY; MASONRY PRISMS; MASONRY UNITS; NON-LINEAR FE; NONLINEAR BEHAVIOURS; SMEARED CRACK; SOLID BLOCKS; STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOUR; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL; ULTIMATE FAILURE; VERTICAL SPLITTING;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONSTITUTIVE EQUATIONS; CRACKS; FORECASTING; FOUNDATIONS; MASONRY MATERIALS; PRISMS; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 77954760338     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1617/s11527-009-9524-9     Document Type: Article

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