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Title: Modelling crack initiation and propagation in masonry using the partition of unity method
Authors: VANDOREN, Bram 
DE PROFT, Kurt 
Simone, Angelo
Sluys, Lambertus Johannes
Issue Date: 2013
Source: van Mier, J. G. M.; Ruiz, G.; Andrade, C.; Yu, R. C.; Zhang, X. X. (Ed.). Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures (FraMCoS-8), p. 1558-1566
Abstract: A mesoscopic masonry model is presented using the partition of unity finite element method. Joints are only explicitly introduced when a critical stress state is exceeded, resulting in a computationally more efficient procedure when compared to models in which all joints are a priori active. The performance of the presented model is demonstrated by several numerical examples.
Keywords: masonry; partition of unity; mesoscopic model
Document URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1942/14632
ISBN: 978-84-941004-1-3
Category: C1
Type: Proceedings Paper
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