A continuum theory of through-the-thickness jacketed shells for the elasto-plastic analysis of confined composite structures: Theory and numerical assessment

Results of nonlinear structural analyses of walls subject to in-plane and out-of-plane bending show that the proposed TTJ approach provides physically meaningful predictions of the structural response and is capable to efficiently track a complex triaxial confining interaction which ultimately results into marked global structural effects of increased stiffness, strength and ductility.