Cracking simulation of brick-masonry elements subjected to the double flat-jack test

Structural Analysis of Historic Construction: Preserving Safety and Significance - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historic Construction, SAHC08

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 367-374

  Carpinteri, A ^a   Invernizzi, S ^a   Lacidogna, G ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRICK; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; PRISMS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

BRICK MASONRY; DISCRETE CRACKS; GOOD CORRELATIONS; MASONRY PRISMS; MESO SCALE; MORTAR JOINTS;

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING;

EID: 79952342606     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1201/9781439828229.ch41     Document Type: Conference Paper

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