Simulation Of Shake Table Tests on Out-of-Plane Masonry Buildings. Part (II): Combined Finite-Discrete Elements

International Journal of Architectural Heritage

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 79-93

  AlShawa, Omar ^a   Sorrentino, Luigi ^a   Liberatore, Domenico ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Choice of mechanism; multi degree of freedom mechanism; rigid rotation; rigid sliding; simplified mechanism

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); MASONRY CONSTRUCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; ULTRASONIC DEVICES;

DISCRETE ELEMENT MODELING; MULTI DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM; OUT-OF-PLANE RESPONSE; RIGID ROTATION; RIGID SLIDING; SHAKING TABLE EXPERIMENT; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL; UNREINFORCED MASONRY;

MASONRY MATERIALS;

DISCRETE ELEMENT METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MASONRY; REINFORCEMENT; RIGIDITY; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHAKING TABLE TEST; SLIDING;

EID: 84994242318     PISSN: 15583058     EISSN: 15583066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15583058.2016.1237588     Document Type: Article

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