![]() ![]() Despite significant advancements in masonry research, practical assessment of URM has always been a challenge for structural engineers due to the complexity of the mechanics and geometry involved. This can assist in implementing effective remedial measures, if required, to ensure desirable performance level in future events. Therefore, a reliable seismic assessment of URM structures, including heritage buildings, is vital to ensure life safety and minimise their risk of collapse. Despite its reasonably established performance under gravity actions, it can be quite vulnerable to seismic loading, predominantly due to its limited tensile strength and associated quasi-brittle failure modes. Unreinforced Masonry (URM) has been extensively used as a construction material in mass structures with predominant compression load paths. A Simplified Modelling Approach for the Practical Engineering Assessment of Unreinforced Masonry Structures Using Layered Shell ElementsĪ.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |