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2012

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Numerical methods for slender masonry structures: a comparative study.

Girardi M., Lucchesi M., Padovani C., Pasquinelli G., Pintucchi B., Zani N.

Masonry towers Masonry-like materials Nonlinear dynamics Numerical methods

This paper is devoted to comparing two numerical approaches for modelling the dynamic behaviour of masonry structures. It presents the constitutive equation of masonry-like materials with bounded compressive strength and addresses the dynamic problem for both three-dimensional bodies and one-dimensional structures. The numerical methods implemented in the codes NOSA-ITACA and MADY, respectively for three and one-dimensional structures, are outlined. With the aim of comparing the two numerical procedures, a masonry tower with rectangular cross-section is analised. The structure is subjected to its own weight and an accelerogram recorded during a real earthquake. This comparison has emphasised the importance of employing accurate constitutive models when analysing masonry structures.

Source: The Eleventh International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, pp. 1–16, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 4-7 September 2012

Publisher: Civil-Comp press, Dun Eaglais, Kippen, GBR

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@inproceedings{oai:it.cnr:prodotti:218347,
	title = {Numerical methods for slender masonry structures: a comparative study.},
	author = {Girardi M. and Lucchesi M. and Padovani C. and Pasquinelli G. and Pintucchi B. and Zani N.},
	publisher = {Civil-Comp press, Dun Eaglais, Kippen, GBR},
	doi = {10.4203/ccp.99.118},
	booktitle = {The Eleventh International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, pp. 1–16, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 4-7 September 2012},
	year = {2012}
}