Numerical study on the dynamic behavior of masonry columns and arches on buttresses with the discrete element method

Engineering Structures

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3172-3188

  Dimitri, R ^a   De Lorenzis, L ^a   Zavarise, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arches; Arches on buttresses; Columns; Discrete element method; Dynamics; Masonry

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE; BASE MOTION; DYNAMIC BEHAVIORS; EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION; FAILURE DOMAINS; INPUT PARAMETER; MASONRY; MASONRY COLUMNS; MASONRY STRUCTURES; MECHANICAL PARAMETERS; MODES OF COLLAPSE; NON-LINEAR; NUMERICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL STUDIES; PARAMETRIC STUDY; UNREINFORCED MASONRY;

ARCHES; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; MASONRY MATERIALS;

NUMERICAL METHODS;

COLUMN; DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EARTHQUAKE; FAILURE MECHANISM; MASONRY; NUMERICAL METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEISMIC RESPONSE;

EID: 80053379546     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2011.08.018     Document Type: Article

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