A rigid block model with cracking units for limit analysis of masonry walls subject to in-plane loads

Civil-Comp Proceedings

Volumn 99, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Portioli, F ^a   Cascini, L ^a   D'Aniello, M ^a   Landolfo, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cracking units; Limit analysis; Linear programming; Masonry; Rigid block model

Indexed keywords

LINEAR PROGRAMMING; MASONRY CONSTRUCTION; MORTAR; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

COLLAPSE MECHANISM; DISCRETIZATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; IN-PLANE LOADS; LIMIT ANALYSIS; MASONRY; MASONRY STRUCTURES; RIGID BLOCK MODEL;

CRACKS;

EID: 84893957281     PISSN: 17593433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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