Rigid block and spring homogenized model (HRBSM) for masonry subjected to impact and blast loading

The model is tested on a masonry parapet subjected to a standardized impact and on a rectangular masonry slab subjected to a blast load. In both cases, a number of previous results obtained by literature models are available for comparison, as well as experimental data. Satisfactory agreement is found between the present results and the existing literature in the field, both experimental and numerical.