Design and shape optimization of a new type of hollow concrete masonry block using the finite element method

Engineering Structures

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-9

  del Coz Diaz J J ^a   Garcia Nieto P J ^a   Alvarez Rabanal F P ^a   Lozano Martinez Luengas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Concrete hollow block; Design and shape optimization; Finite element modelling; Nonlinear analysis; Numerical methods

Indexed keywords

BLOCK DESIGNS; COMPRESSIVE RESISTANCE; CONCRETE MASONRY; FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING; KEY FACTORS; MATERIAL BEHAVIOUR; MATERIAL MODELS; NEW SOLUTIONS; NON-LINEARITY; NUMERICAL RESULTS; STRUCTURAL POINT; STRUCTURAL RESISTANCE; TOPOLOGICAL OPTIMIZATION;

CONCRETE BLOCKS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MASONRY MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; TOPOLOGY;

SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

CONCRETE; DESIGN METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MASONRY; NONLINEARITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; SHAPE;

EID: 78649411928     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2010.09.012     Document Type: Article

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