Mechanical characterisation for numerical simulation of extrusion-based 3D concrete printing

M van den Heever, F Bester, J Kruger… - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Extrusion-based 3DCP is experiencing exponential advancement in process, control,
material, and fresh-state analysis technologies, strategically poising 3DCP to become an …

Out-of-plane loaded masonry walls retrofitted with oriented strand boards: Numerical analysis and influencing parameters

JA Dauda, LC Silva, PB Lourenço, O Iuorio - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
The computational prediction of the out-of-plane behaviour of unreinforced masonry walls is
a challenge. However, computational numerical models may provide, if properly calibrated …

Development of a dataset on the in-plane experimental response of URM piers with bricks and blocks

P Morandi, L Albanesi, F Graziotti, TL Piani… - … and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, a dataset collecting the results of in-plane cyclic tests on unreinforced masonry
piers, carried out within different research projects, is presented. The dataset includes brick …

A novel macroelement model for the nonlinear analysis of masonry buildings. Part 1: Axial and flexural behavior

S Bracchi, A Galasco, A Penna - Earthquake Engineering & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the numerical modelling of the nonlinear response of masonry buildings by equivalent‐
frame models based on macroelements representative of the in‐plane response of structural …

Experimental testing of unreinforced masonry shear walls and comparison with nominal capacity predictions

LJ Gooch, MJ Masia, MG Stewart… - Journal of Structural …, 2025 - ascelibrary.org
This paper presents an experimental program in which 16 full-scale clay brick unreinforced
masonry walls were constructed and tested under in-plane cyclic shear loading. These walls …

A novel macroelement model for the nonlinear analysis of masonry buildings. Part 2: Shear behavior

S Bracchi, A Penna - Earthquake engineering & structural …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Macroelement models are widely recognized to be particularly suitable to model the
nonlinear behavior of masonry buildings. This article, together with the companion article …

Retrofitting unreinforced masonry by steel fiber reinforced mortar coating: uniaxial and diagonal compression tests

SS Lucchini, L Facconi, F Minelli, G Plizzari - Materials and Structures, 2020 - Springer
Thin layers of mortar reinforced with steel fibers can be applied on one or both sides of
bearing walls as an effective seismic strengthening of existing masonry buildings. To assess …

Application of stochastic numerical analyses in the assessment of spatially variable unreinforced masonry walls subjected to in-plane shear loading

LJ Gooch, MJ Masia, MG Stewart - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper develops a modelling strategy for the finite element analysis of perforated
(arched) unreinforced masonry walls subjected to in-plane shear loading. An experimental …

Digital image correlation for the analysis of in-plane tested unreinforced masonry walls

MK Howlader, MJ Masia, MC Griffith - Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
In the experimental assessment of the in-plane behaviour of unreinforced masonry (URM)
walls containing openings, accurate measurement of the deformations occurring in the pier …

Numerical analysis and parametric study of unreinforced masonry walls with arch openings under lateral in-plane loading

MK Howlader, MJ Masia, MC Griffith - Engineering Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents numerical modelling of the in-plane shear behaviour of unreinforced
masonry (URM) walls with a semicircular arch opening. To do so, two dimensional finite …