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M. Servatan, S. M. Hashemi and A. Varvani-Farahani
This study presents a finite element-based ratcheting assessment of additively manufactured aluminum 4043 samples undergoing asymmetric loading cycles. The Chaboche material model in ANSYS was utilized and the effects of mesh and element type were examin...
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Adnan Shahriar, Arsalan Majlesi and Arturo Montoya
This paper presents a general procedure to formulate and implement 3D elements of arbitrary order in meshes with multiple element types. This procedure includes obtaining shape functions and integration quadrature and establishing an approach for checkin...
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Ali Sadik Gafer Qanber, Mohammed H. Yas and Mohammed M. Kadhum
This study has two main aims; firstly, investigating the behavior of slabs that are strengthened with different types of reinforcements and with Slurry-Infiltrated Mat Concrete (SIMCON) laminates, having different dimensions and thicknesses and subjected...
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Yefeng Liu, Jianhui Si, Yuan Zhou, Peiyuan Ma, Yi Wang, Ming Zhou, Junpeng Ju and Xiaoyu Niu
The dynamic characteristics of a multi-span double-curved brick arch thin-shell factory of Changleyuan in Baoji City and the dynamic response to train vibration load were studied using field dynamic tests and finite-element numerical simulations, and a v...
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José V. Lemos and Vasilis Sarhosis
A detailed modelling approach to represent masonry at the meso-scale is proposed, based on the discrete element method, considering the nonlinear behavior of the joints and the units. The fracture of units is represented by the bonded-block concept, in w...
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Mangeshkumar R. Shendkar, Denise-Penelope N. Kontoni, Sasankasekhar Mandal, Pabitra Ranjan Maiti and Dipendra Gautam
The primary focus of this study is to evaluate the nonlinear response of reinforced concrete (RC) frames with two types of brick infills viz., unreinforced brick masonry infill (URM) and semi-interlocked brick masonry infill (SIM) together with lintel be...
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Antoni Taraszkiewicz, Karol Grebowski, Karolina Taraszkiewicz and Jaroslaw Przewlócki
The basic urban tissue of medieval European cities consisted of brick townhouses. In the cities of northern Europe, these tenements were characterised by a block based on an elongated rectangular plan, covered with a gable roof with a ridge oriented perp...
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Asem Sharbaf, Mohammadreza Bemanian, Khosro Daneshjoo and Hamzeh Shakib
It is necessary to recognize masonry domes? behavior under gravity loads in order to strengthen, restore, and conserve them. The neutral hoop plays a crucial role in identifying the masonry dome?s behavior to distinguish between its tensile and compressi...
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Chiara Bedon, Martina Sciomenta and Massimo Fragiacomo
Self-tapping screws (STSs) can be efficiently used in various fastening solutions for timber constructions and are notoriously able to offer high stiffness and load-carrying capacity, compared to other timber-to-timber composite (TTC) joint typologies. T...
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Maria Antonietta Aiello, Alessio Cascardi, Luciano Ombres and Salvatore Verre
Fabric Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM) systems are promising solutions for the confinement of masonry columns because they demonstrate strengthening effectiveness and, at the same time, compatibility with historical substrates. Nevertheless, the ma...
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