An enhanced multi‐scale approach for masonry wall computations with localization of damage
TJ Massart, RHJ Peerlings… - International journal for …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
This contribution presents a multi‐scale framework for the computational study of masonry
structures. In order to overcome the need for excessively complex closed‐form constitutive …
structures. In order to overcome the need for excessively complex closed‐form constitutive …
Anisotropic masonry failure criterion using artificial neural networks
PG Asteris, V Plevris - Neural Computing and Applications, 2017 - Springer
In the last decades, a plethora of advanced computational models and techniques have
been proposed on the modeling, assessment and design of masonry structures. The …
been proposed on the modeling, assessment and design of masonry structures. The …
Numerical prediction of the behavior, strength and elasticity of masonry in compression
The paper focuses on the numerical prediction of the compressive response of masonry by
means of detailed micro-modeling techniques. In such a model, the material constituents …
means of detailed micro-modeling techniques. In such a model, the material constituents …
Advanced geometry representations and tools for microstructural and multiscale modeling
The macroscopic behavior of complex heterogeneous materials is governed by the
interactions between their constituents at the microstructural scale. This has fostered a large …
interactions between their constituents at the microstructural scale. This has fostered a large …
[HTML][HTML] A multi-scale enriched model for the analysis of masonry panels
A multi-scale model for the structural analysis of the in-plane response of masonry panels,
characterized by periodic arrangement of bricks and mortar, is presented. The model is …
characterized by periodic arrangement of bricks and mortar, is presented. The model is …
[HTML][HTML] Three dimensional homogenization of masonry structures with building blocks of finite strength: A closed form strength domain
I Stefanou, K Sab, JV Heck - International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2015 - Elsevier
The present paper provides a straightforward methodology for the estimation in closed form
of the overall strength domain of an in-plane loaded masonry wall by accounting for the …
of the overall strength domain of an in-plane loaded masonry wall by accounting for the …
[HTML][HTML] Multiscale failure analysis of periodic masonry structures with traditional and fiber-reinforced mortar joints
In this paper, a novel adaptive multiscale model is proposed for accurately predicting the
nonlinear mechanical response of periodic brick masonry due to crack initiation and …
nonlinear mechanical response of periodic brick masonry due to crack initiation and …
An adaptive multiscale strategy for the damage analysis of masonry modeled as a composite material
In recent years, multiscale models have been successfully employed for investigating the
overall mechanical behavior of several heterogeneous structures, such as concretes and …
overall mechanical behavior of several heterogeneous structures, such as concretes and …
Derivation of the out-of-plane behaviour of masonry through homogenization strategies: Micro-scale level
Two simple and reliable homogenized models are presented for the characterization of the
masonry behaviour via a representative volume element (RVE) defined at a structural level …
masonry behaviour via a representative volume element (RVE) defined at a structural level …
A coupled two‐scale computational scheme for the failure of periodic quasi‐brittle thin planar shells and its application to masonry
BCN Mercatoris, TJ Massart - International journal for numerical …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
This paper presents a multi‐scale framework for the failure of periodic quasi‐brittle thin
planar shells. The failure behavior of textured or periodic heterogeneous materials is …
planar shells. The failure behavior of textured or periodic heterogeneous materials is …