Evaluation of different computational modelling strategies for the analysis of low strength masonry structures

Engineering Structures

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 160-169

  Giamundo, V ^a,b   Sarhosis, V ^b,c   Lignola, G P ^a   Sheng, Y ^b   Manfredi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distinct element analysis; Finite element analysis; Low strength masonry; Masonry modelling

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING; CONSTITUENT MATERIALS; DISTINCT ELEMENT ANALYSIS; DISTINCT ELEMENT METHODS; FEM (FINITE ELEMENT METHOD); LOW STRENGTH MASONRY; MASONRY MODELLING; MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE;

MASONRY MATERIALS;

DISTINCT ELEMENT METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MASONRY; MORTAR; NUMERICAL MODEL; STRENGTH; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84901829388     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2014.05.007     Document Type: Article

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