by AdSPHmin | Nov 28, 2016 | Masonry
We investigated how creating new steel-framed openings affects the seismic behaviour of load-bearing masonry walls. Using advanced nonlinear FE simulations, we analysed the influence of frame typology, steel-profile size, masonry quality, connection details, and...
by AdSPHmin | Nov 22, 2011 | Masonry
In 2010, we merged our Distinct Element Solver and our Multiscale FEM solver to get our unique hybrid FEM/DEM solver for masonry structures. This new model allows for treating the parts of masonry where the texture is periodic as an equivalent continuum discretised by...
by AdSPHmin | Nov 22, 2010 | Masonry
We thoroughly investigated the possibilities of simplified modelling of masonry structures. For standard, regular structures, an equivalent-frame approach can be sufficient, provided that appropriate models for the strength and displacement capacity of piers and...
by AdSPHmin | Nov 22, 2008 | Masonry
In 2007, we extended to masonry structures a multiscale approach developed for molecular dynamics at Northwestern University. We called the representative volume element, Virtual Block Cluster (VBC), as we considered a DEM microstructure for the masonry. The continuum...
by AdSPHmin | Nov 22, 2007 | Masonry
Since 2006, we have been developing a distinct element model (DEM) for masonry structures. It can be used for the limit static and seismic analysis of arches and walls. It can perform time-domain dynamic analyses. The model is included in our SMARTmasonry software....
