Computational modelling of historic masonry railroad arch bridges

B Sobczyk, Ł Pyrzowski, M Miśkiewicz - Computers & Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
The problems encountered during the analyzes of structural response of historic masonry
railroad arch bridges are described in this paper. The attention is mainly focused on the …

Experimental and numerical investigation of steel fiber concrete fracture energy

M Rashidi, S Kargar, S Roshani - Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
This research investigates the influence of steel fibers on the mechanical properties and
behavior of concrete through a combination of numerical simulations and laboratory …

A semi-empirical method for shear response modelling of masonry infilled frame structures

J Barros, M Chiachío, J Fernández, L Morillas… - Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents a novel experimental and theoretical methodology for the fragility
assessment of masonry infilled frame structures subjected to seismic loads. The method …

Mesoscale numerical modeling of unreinforced masonry wall response to underground dynamic loads: A comparative study utilizing FEM and DEM

M Fattahi, M Malekshahi, A Permanoon - Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigates the response of unreinforced masonry walls to dynamic loading
induced by underground explosions. A mesoscale numerical modeling approach is …

Quasi-static cyclic tests and numerical study of seismic performance of confined masonry walls reinforced with horizontal steel bars

L Yang, X Yang, Y Zhou, Q Ren, B Liang - Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Although multiple experimental investigations have been performed to characterize the
shearing behavior of confined masonry walls that are reinforced with horizontal steel bars …