Validation of a Hemi-Variational Block-Based Approach to the Modelling of Common In-plane Failures in Masonry Structures

José Manuel Torres Espino, Jaime Heman Espinoza Sandoval, Chuong Anthony Tran, Roberto Fedele, Emilio Turco, Francesco dell’Isola, Luca Placidi, Anil Misra, Francisco James León Trujillo, Emilio Barchiesi

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Abstract

Numerical simulations of several planar failure modes of masonry structures are presented, based on the model and solving code from a recent hemivariational block-based model inspired from granular micromechanics (Tran et al. [33]). The numerical tests include a comparison with literature results for a constant shearing load, a parametric study of the influence of mortar thickness, and the simulation of common failures such as bending, shear sliding, and rocking. The results show that the studied model is able to capture common failure modes. Conclusions and insights towards the extension of the studied model are then given.

Original languageAmerican English
Title of host publicationAdvanced Structured Materials
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages191-210
Number of pages20
DOIs
StateIndexed - 2023
Externally publishedYes

Publication series

NameAdvanced Structured Materials
Volume170
ISSN (Print)1869-8433
ISSN (Electronic)1869-8441

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Keywords

  • Block-Based model
  • Hemivariational model
  • Masonry failure
  • Masonry structures
  • numerical simulations
  • Variational model

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