Fracture and Structural Integrity e-ISSN 1971-8993 Open access
SI: Crack Paths - CP2024 Vol. 19, No. 73 (2025)

Flood-induced load effects on real-scale structures: a 3D multilevel dynamic analysis

Author and affiliation details
  • Umberto De Maio Corresponding author Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calabria, Rende 87036 (CS), Italy umberto.demaio@unical.it
  • Fabrizio Greco Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calabria, Rende 87036 (CS), Italy ORCID iD0000-0001-9423-4964
  • Paolo Lonetti Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calabria, Rende 87036 (CS), Italy ORCID iD0000-0003-0678-6860
  • Paolo Nevone Blasi Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calabria, Rende 87036 (CS), Italy ORCID iD0000-0001-8807-2946
  • Girolamo Sgambitterra Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calabria, Rende 87036 (CS), Italy
DOI
10.3221/IGF-ESIS.73.05
Pages
59-73
Published
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CC BY 4.0
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Abstract

In this work, the structural behavior of masonry buildings under flash flood actions is analyzed by using a novel 3D multilevel fluid/structure model. The proposed numerical framework consists of a macro-scale model based on the computational fluid dynamic, able to simulate the dynamic free-stream flow of a fluid impacting rigid solids and a meso-scale structural model that employs a coupled damage-plasticity approach to describe the nonlinear behavior of the masonry buildings, subjected to the fluid dynamic pressure extracted by the macro-scale fluid analysis. The integrated model was employed to assess the fluid-structure interaction effects on the global structural response, in terms of load-carrying capacity and damage patterns, of a real-scale masonry structure subjected to flood-induced loading conditions. Finally, a parametric analysis is performed in order to understand the influence of the fluid inlet velocity and water depth on the failure mechanisms of the structure. The results highlight the good numerical capabilities of the proposed multilevel model, establishing it as a valuable numerical tool for the structural vulnerability assessments under flood actions.

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How to cite

APA

De Maio, U., Greco, F., Lonetti, P., Nevone Blasi, P., & Sgambitterra, G. (2025). Flood-induced load effects on real-scale structures: a 3D multilevel dynamic analysis. Fracture and Structural Integrity, 19(73), 59–73. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.73.05

IEEE

U. De Maio, F. Greco, P. Lonetti, P. Nevone Blasi, and G. Sgambitterra, “Flood-induced load effects on real-scale structures: a 3D multilevel dynamic analysis,” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 19, no. 73, pp. 59–73, 2025, doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.73.05.

MLA

De Maio, Umberto, et al. “Flood-induced load effects on real-scale structures: a 3D multilevel dynamic analysis.” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 19, no. 73, 2025, pp. 59–73. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.73.05.

Chicago

De Maio, Umberto, Fabrizio Greco, Paolo Lonetti, Paolo Nevone Blasi, and Girolamo Sgambitterra. 2025. “Flood-induced load effects on real-scale structures: a 3D multilevel dynamic analysis.” Fracture and Structural Integrity 19 (73): 59–73. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.73.05.

Harvard

De Maio, U., Greco, F., Lonetti, P., Nevone Blasi, P. and Sgambitterra, G. (2025) ‘Flood-induced load effects on real-scale structures: a 3D multilevel dynamic analysis’, Fracture and Structural Integrity, 19(73), pp. 59–73. doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.73.05.

Vancouver

De Maio U, Greco F, Lonetti P, Nevone Blasi P, Sgambitterra G. Flood-induced load effects on real-scale structures: a 3D multilevel dynamic analysis. Fracture and Structural Integrity. 2025;19(73):59-73. doi:10.3221/IGF-ESIS.73.05

BibTeX

@article{demaio2025, author = {De Maio, Umberto and Greco, Fabrizio and Lonetti, Paolo and Nevone Blasi, Paolo and Sgambitterra, Girolamo}, title = {Flood-induced load effects on real-scale structures: a 3D multilevel dynamic analysis}, journal = {Fracture and Structural Integrity}, year = {2025}, volume = {19}, number = {73}, pages = {59--73}, doi = {10.3221/IGF-ESIS.73.05}, url = {https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.73.05}, issn = {1971-8993} }

RIS

TY - JOUR AU - De Maio, Umberto AU - Greco, Fabrizio AU - Lonetti, Paolo AU - Nevone Blasi, Paolo AU - Sgambitterra, Girolamo TI - Flood-induced load effects on real-scale structures: a 3D multilevel dynamic analysis JO - Fracture and Structural Integrity T2 - Fracture and Structural Integrity PY - 2025 DA - 2025/05/06 VL - 19 IS - 73 SP - 59 EP - 73 DO - 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.73.05 UR - https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.73.05 SN - 1971-8993 ER -

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