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Nonlinear Discrete Homogenized Model for Out-of-Plane Loaded Masonry Walls
| Resumo: | This paper presents a simple and reliable homogenization approach coupled with rigid elements and homogenized interfaces for the analysis of out-of-plane loaded masonry panels. The homogenization approach proposed is a coarse finite element discretization wherein bricks are meshed with a few elastic constant stress triangular elements and joints reduced to interfaces with elastoplastic softening behavior with friction, tension cutoff, and a cap in compression. Flexural behavior is deduced from membrane homogenized stress-strain relationships through thickness integration (Kirchhoff-Love plate hypothesis). The procedure is robust and allows obtaining homogenized bending moment/torque curvature relationships (also in presence of membrane pre-compression) to be used at a structural level within a rigid body and spring mass model (RBSM) implemented in a commercial code. The model relies on rigid quadrilateral elements interconnected by homogenized bending/torque nonlinear springs. The possibility of extending the procedure to a finite element package, with standard built-in solution procedures, allows for a robust reproduction of masonry out-of-plane behavior beyond the peak load, in the presence of global softening. The procedure is tested on a set of windowed and full masonry panels in two-way bending. Excellent agreement is found with both experimental data and previously presented numerical approaches. |
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| Autores principais: | Silva, Luis C. |
| Outros Autores: | Lourenço, Paulo B.; Milani, Gabriele |
| Assunto: | Masonry Out-of-plane Homogenization Nonlinear Discrete element model (DEM) Analysis and computation |
| Ano: | 2017 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade do Minho |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho |
| Resumo: | This paper presents a simple and reliable homogenization approach coupled with rigid elements and homogenized interfaces for the analysis of out-of-plane loaded masonry panels. The homogenization approach proposed is a coarse finite element discretization wherein bricks are meshed with a few elastic constant stress triangular elements and joints reduced to interfaces with elastoplastic softening behavior with friction, tension cutoff, and a cap in compression. Flexural behavior is deduced from membrane homogenized stress-strain relationships through thickness integration (Kirchhoff-Love plate hypothesis). The procedure is robust and allows obtaining homogenized bending moment/torque curvature relationships (also in presence of membrane pre-compression) to be used at a structural level within a rigid body and spring mass model (RBSM) implemented in a commercial code. The model relies on rigid quadrilateral elements interconnected by homogenized bending/torque nonlinear springs. The possibility of extending the procedure to a finite element package, with standard built-in solution procedures, allows for a robust reproduction of masonry out-of-plane behavior beyond the peak load, in the presence of global softening. The procedure is tested on a set of windowed and full masonry panels in two-way bending. Excellent agreement is found with both experimental data and previously presented numerical approaches. |
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