Initiation of Failure for Masonry Subject to In-Plane Loads through Micromechanics

• Published in: Modelling and Simulation in Engineering Vol. 2016; pp. 84 - 89
• Main Author: Berardi, V. P.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Hindawi Limiteds 01.01.2016; Hindawi Publishing Corporation; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Boundary conditions; Civil engineering; Clay (material); Composite materials; Computer simulation; Engineering research; Failure; Failure mode and effects analysis; Homogenization; Masonry; Masonry materials; Mathematical analysis; Mechanical properties; Methods; Micromechanics; Tensile strength; Unit cell

A micromechanical procedure is used in order to evaluate the initiation of damage and failure of masonry with in-plane loads. Masonry material is viewed as a composite with periodic microstructure and, therefore, a unit cell with suitable boundary conditions is assumed as a representative volume ele...