New Analysis Techniques for Structural Masonry

By Subhash C. Anand

Proceedings of a session of Structures Congress '85, held in Chicago, Illinois, September 16-18, 1985. Sponsored by the Structural Engineering Division of ASCE. This collection contains seven paper on analysis of structural masonry. Various aspects of masonry analysis are covered. Topics include: linear and nonlinear finite element modeling, as well as progressive failure of masonry subjected to in-plane loads where failure may occur only in joints or may involve both bricks and joints; a macroscopic finite element model for masonry (without individual modeling of joints and bricks or blocks) which can handle in-plane and out-of-plane loading including both transverse shear effects and nonlinearity due to cracking; cavity masonry walls subjected to out-of-plane loads; a general failure criterion for the biaxial compressive strength of masonry as well as a design method based on the ultimate strength of masonry walls; reduction in the buckling lengths and corresponding increase in the load carrying capacity of masonry walls due to restraining effects of floor slabs; wall/floor-slab interaction in brick walls that yields load eccentricities and possible capacity reductions; and a 2D-finite element model that can account for shear transfer across wythes in a composite masonry wall.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0872624811
• ISBN13: 9780872624818
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: Amer Society of Civil Engineers
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.