RESEARCH ARTICLE
Discrete Element Analysis of the Shear Resistance of Planar Walls with Different Bond Patterns
Ferenc Szakály, Zsolt Hortobágyi, Katalin Bagi
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2016Volume: 10
Issue: Suppl 2: M4
First Page: 220
Last Page: 232
Publisher ID: TOBCTJ-10-220
DOI: 10.2174/1874836801610010220
Article History:
Received Date: 15/1/2015Revision Received Date: 15/5/2015
Acceptance Date: 02/7/2015
Electronic publication date: 31/05/2016
Collection year: 2016
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Abstract
The paper presents discrete element simulations of the in-plane horizontal shear of planar walls having different bond patterns. The aim of the analysis was to decide whether the shear resistance could be improved by applying patterns containing vertical bricks. The results show that the presence of vertical bricks increases the shear resistance in case of low vertical confining load only, and the length-to-height ratio of the wall also significantly affects the shear resistance.