Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6723686 | Construction and Building Materials | 2014 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The out-of-plane behaviour of unreinforced and CFRP reinforced masonry wall is studied by means of experimental investigation and numerical FE modelling. The latter is based on a linear constitutive law both for ashlars and mortar joints constituting masonry and the lines of potential delamination are taken into account by means of an interface element with bi-linear law, reproducing the opening failure mode. When reinforcement is introduced, an interface element with bi-linear law is also used, reproducing sliding failure mode. Comparison between numerical and experimental results show the reliability of the modelling. Moreover, a parametric analysis is carried out in order to investigate the influence of the parameters defining the interface laws.
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Authors
Lidia La Mendola, Matteo Accardi, Calogero Cucchiara, Vincenzo Licata,