RESEARCH ARTICLE
Limit Analysis for Unilateral Masonry-like Structures
A. Fortunato1, *, E. Babilio2, M. Lippiello2, A. Gesualdo2, M. Angelillo1
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2016Volume: 10
Issue: Suppl 2: M12
First Page: 346
Last Page: 362
Publisher ID: TOBCTJ-10-346
DOI: 10.2174/1874836801610010346
Article History:
Received Date: 15/1/2015Revision Received Date: 15/5/2015
Acceptance Date: 7/7/2015
Electronic publication date: 31/05/2016
Collection year: 2016
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Abstract
This paper is devoted to the application of unilateral models to the stress analysis of masonry structures. Some 2d applications of what we can call the simplified masonry-like model for masonry, are discussed and studied. The results here presented demonstrate that the unilateral model for masonry can be a useful tool for modeling real masonry structures. The main technique here employed for applying the No-Tension model to structures is the systematic use of singular stress and strain fields within the frame set by the theorems of Limit Analysis. A number of simple examples is discussed to illustrate the method.