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Static behavior of cob: Experimental testing and finite element modeling

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Resumo:The aim of this paper is to implement a numerical model to reproduce the nonlinear behavior of cob walls under shear loading. Axial compression, pull-off, and diagonal compression tests were carried out to derive the mechanical parameters. In addition, the stress-strain relationships, the nonlinear behavior, and the failure modes were defined. The experimental results were then used to calibrate a finite-element model. The material behavior was simulated through a macromodeling approach adopting the total strain rotating crack model. A sensitivity analysis was conducted to assess the effects of varying the parameters with higher uncertainty on the structural behavior. The numerical model achieved good correspondence with the experimental results in terms of simulation of the shear stress-shear strain relationship and of damage pattern. (c) 2019 American Society of Civil Engineers.
Autores principais:Miccoli, Lorenzo
Outros Autores:Silva, Rui André Martins; Oliveira, Daniel V.; Mueller, Urs
Assunto:Cob Compression behavior Shear behavior Digital image correlation Finite-element method Engenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia Civil
Ano:2019
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:artigo
Tipo de acesso:acesso aberto
Instituição associada:Universidade do Minho
Idioma:inglês
Origem:RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
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Resumo:The aim of this paper is to implement a numerical model to reproduce the nonlinear behavior of cob walls under shear loading. Axial compression, pull-off, and diagonal compression tests were carried out to derive the mechanical parameters. In addition, the stress-strain relationships, the nonlinear behavior, and the failure modes were defined. The experimental results were then used to calibrate a finite-element model. The material behavior was simulated through a macromodeling approach adopting the total strain rotating crack model. A sensitivity analysis was conducted to assess the effects of varying the parameters with higher uncertainty on the structural behavior. The numerical model achieved good correspondence with the experimental results in terms of simulation of the shear stress-shear strain relationship and of damage pattern. (c) 2019 American Society of Civil Engineers.