Masonry structures, although classically suitable to withstand gravitational loads, are
sensibly vulnerable if subjected to extraordinary actions such as earthquakes, exhibiting …

The mechanics of masonry structures have been for long underdeveloped in comparison
with other fields of knowledge, presently, non-linear analysis being a very popular field in …

A novel yield criterion that includes different strengths along each material axis is presented.
The criterion includes two different fracture energies in tension and two different fracture …

SANISAND is the name used for a family of simple anisotropic sand constitutive models
developed over the past few years within the framework of critical state soil mechanics and …

In this paper, the static non-linear behavior of masonry bridges is numerically analyzed by
means of a 3D FE numerical code. In particular, the three dimensional behavior of the …

A simple micro-mechanical model for the homogenised limit analysis of in-plane loaded
masonry is proposed. Assuming brickwork under plane stress condition and adopting a …

In the last forty years an enormous growth in the development of numerical tools for
structural analysis has been achieved. The use of such tools demands advanced testing in …

A new discretized homogenization approach is proposed in this study in order to predict the
behavior of unreinforced and FRCM reinforced masonry structures. The proposed approach …

This paper presents a numerical model for nonlinear analysis of masonry structural
elements based on Continuum Damage Mechanics. The material is described at the macro …

This contribution presents a multi‐scale framework for the computational study of masonry
structures. In order to overcome the need for excessively complex closed‐form constitutive …