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SI: Design of Civil Environmental Engineering Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019)

Simplified FEM modelling for the collapse assessment of a masonry vault

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DOI
10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.11
Pages
141-149
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Abstract

This study is motivated from the collapse of an old masonry building in the Southern Italy. FEM analyses are carried out focusing on the influence of the contrasting wall on the stability of the vault. In the analyses, the structure is subjected to a damage scenario on the contrasting wall due to a demolition project, and the consequence of the damage is evaluated using the explicit dynamic simulation made by Ls-Dyna®. A micro modelling technique (discrete FEM model) is adopted to model the masonry: the mortar is modelled by contact surfaces between the masonry units, which are explicitly modelled by blocks of meshes. This modelling technique is proven to be effective to predict the collapse behavior of the structure.

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  4. AcceptedUntil the next stage: 15 days
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APA

Olmati, P., Gkoumas, K., & Bontempi, F. (2018). Simplified FEM modelling for the collapse assessment of a masonry vault. Fracture and Structural Integrity, 13(47), 141–149. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.11

IEEE

P. Olmati, K. Gkoumas, and F. Bontempi, “Simplified FEM modelling for the collapse assessment of a masonry vault,” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 13, no. 47, pp. 141–149, 2018, doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.11.

MLA

Olmati, Pierluigi, et al. “Simplified FEM modelling for the collapse assessment of a masonry vault.” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 13, no. 47, 2018, pp. 141–149. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.11.

Chicago

Olmati, Pierluigi, Konstantinos Gkoumas, and Franco Bontempi. 2018. “Simplified FEM modelling for the collapse assessment of a masonry vault.” Fracture and Structural Integrity 13 (47): 141–149. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.11.

Harvard

Olmati, P., Gkoumas, K. and Bontempi, F. (2018) ‘Simplified FEM modelling for the collapse assessment of a masonry vault’, Fracture and Structural Integrity, 13(47), pp. 141–149. doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.11.

Vancouver

Olmati P, Gkoumas K, Bontempi F. Simplified FEM modelling for the collapse assessment of a masonry vault. Fracture and Structural Integrity. 2018;13(47):141-149. doi:10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.11

BibTeX

@article{olmati2018, author = {Olmati, Pierluigi and Gkoumas, Konstantinos and Bontempi, Franco}, title = {Simplified FEM modelling for the collapse assessment of a masonry vault}, journal = {Fracture and Structural Integrity}, year = {2018}, volume = {13}, number = {47}, pages = {141--149}, doi = {10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.11}, url = {https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.11}, issn = {1971-8993} }

RIS

TY - JOUR AU - Olmati, Pierluigi AU - Gkoumas, Konstantinos AU - Bontempi, Franco TI - Simplified FEM modelling for the collapse assessment of a masonry vault JO - Fracture and Structural Integrity T2 - Fracture and Structural Integrity PY - 2018 DA - 2018/12/02 VL - 13 IS - 47 SP - 141 EP - 149 DO - 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.11 UR - https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.11 SN - 1971-8993 ER -

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