Interfacial transition zone modelling for characterisation of masonry under biaxial stresses

• Published in: Construction & building materials Vol. 249; p. 118735
• Main Authors: Zahra, Tatheer, Jelvehpour, Ali, Thamboo, Julian A., Dhanasekar, Manicka
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 20.07.2020
• Subjects: Conventional masonry; Drystack masonry; Interfacial Transition Zone (ITZ); Interphases; Representative volume element (RVE); Stiffness degradation; Transient-gradient damage; Conventional masonry; Drystack masonry; Transient-gradient damage; Interfacial Transition Zone (ITZ); Representative volume element (RVE); Interphases; Stiffness degradation

•RVE developed previously is enriched with Interfacial Transition Zones (ITZ).•ITZ incorporates gradually varying properties of interface between constituents.•ITZ enriched RVE predicts biaxial failure envelopes of masonry quite well.•ITZ eliminates need for contact interface or interface element mo...