Assessing vibration induced damage in unreinforced masonry walls subject to vehicular impact – A numerical study

• Published in: Engineering structures Vol. 245; p. 112843
• Main Authors: Asad, Mohammad, Zahra, Tatheer, Thambiratnam, David P, Chan, Tommy H.T., Zhuge, Yan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 15.10.2021; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Computer applications; Cracking; Crashes; Damage Assessment; Dynamic response; Formability; Head injuries; Head Injury Criteria; Health risks; Impact analysis; Impact damage; Masonry; Masonry materials; Masonry Wall; Mathematical models; Numerical models; Numerical Simulation; Safety; Strain rate; Vehicle Impact; Vehicle impacts; Velocity; Vibration; Vibration Transmission; Walls; Vibration Transmission; Head Injury Criteria; Damage Assessment; Numerical Simulation; Cracking; Masonry Wall; Vehicle Impact

•Overall damage assessment in masonry buildings under vehicular impact is studied.•FE model with material and contact nonlinearities predicts failure under Impact.•FE model captures vibration- induced damage propagation to wall edges.•Such damage in unreinforced masonry structures is more severe at...