Computational advances in masonry structures : from mesoscale modeling to engineering application
Masonry is a composite material that can be defined as a material incorporating a visible internal structure and having a low strength in tension. The latter characteristic has shaped most civil engineering structures up to the advent of reinforced concrete and iron/steel. The paper will detail two...
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| Format: | bookPart |
| Language: | eng |
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1822/18925 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/18925 |
| Summary: | Masonry is a composite material that can be defined as a material incorporating a visible internal structure and having a low strength in tension. The latter characteristic has shaped most civil engineering structures up to the advent of reinforced concrete and iron/steel. The paper will detail two separate modelling issues: micro-modelling and homogenisation techniques, which represent both a popular and active field on masonry research; the engineering use of sophisticated numerical modelling, using one emblematic case study on a heritage structure, which poses significant challenges for practitioners. |
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