Asteris, PG, Sarhosis, V orcid.org/0000-0002-8604-8659, Mohebkhah, A et al. (4 more authors) (2015) Numerical modeling of historic masonry structures. In: Asteris, PG and Plevris, V, (eds.) Handbook of Research on Seismic Assessment and Rehabilitation of Historic Structures. IGI Global , Hershey PA, USA , pp. 213-256. ISBN 9781466682863
Abstract
The majority of historical and heritage structures around the world consist of unreinforced masonry walls. A masonry structure is composed of masonry units, such as brick or marble blocks, with or without a joint filling material, such as mortar. A masonry with a joint material is usually made of two different materials (i.e. masonry units and mortar), representing a non-homogeneous and anisotropic structural component. In other words, masonry is a discontinuous structural component whose deformations and failure mechanism are governed by its blocky behavior. Some ancient masonry structures, such as ancient columns and colonnades, are constructed without any form of joint material between the individual blocks. Therefore, the isotropic elastic continuum-based models are not suitable for the simulation of the real nonlinear behavior of masonry walls under applied load.
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Item Type: | Book Section |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Civil Engineering (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 18 Jul 2019 09:17 |
Last Modified: | 18 Jul 2019 09:17 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | IGI Global |
Identification Number: | 10.4018/978-1-4666-8286-3.ch007 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:148707 |