Assessment of the seismic capacity of stone masonry walls with block models
Abstract eng: The application of discrete element models based on rigid block formulations to the analysis of masonry walls under horizontal out-of-plane loading is discussed. The problems raised by the representation of an irregular fabric by a simplified block pattern are addressed. A test problem provides a comparison of various regular and random block patterns, showing their influence on the failure loads. An example of application of a rigid block model to a wall capacity problem is presented.
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National Technical University of Athens, 2009
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Conference Title:
COMPDYN 2009 - 2nd International Thematic Conference
Conference Venue:
Island of Rhodes (GR)
Conference Dates:
2009-06-22 / 2009-06-24
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