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Compare results Triplet Test with Diagonal Tension test for Masonry?

I have conducted two types of shear tests on unreinforced clay-brick masonry specimens: Triplet shear tests, which led to bed joint shear sliding failure; Diagonal tension shear tests, which led...

01 January 2018 2,400 1 View

How to enhance strength bottom bed joint TRM-reinforced masonry?

Dear All, Textile reinforced mortar is a commonly know seismic retrofit for enhancing the shear strength of in-plane loaded unreinforced masonry. The diagonal tensile strength of the masonry...

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What does the form of hysteresis curve say about the failure mechanism for cyclic in-plane loaded shear walls?

For example, when looking at this hysteresis curve of a retrofitted masonry shear wall (see attached figure), the load-displacement curve at the encircled spot drops back almost vertically. Which...

05 May 2017 3,165 2 View

How might I model masonry material (Shear wall) behavior in Abaqus?

Dear All, I would like to model a masonry shear wall in Abaqus. The hardest part is to model the material behavior. I was planning on using a "Simplified micro-mechanical model" also known as...

07 July 2015 2,384 2 View

Manual/information on Modelling of Masonry in Abaqus?

I'm looking for some kind of detailed information, like a manual for Finite Element Modeling of unreinforced masonry shear walls in Abaqus.

06 June 2015 2,072 1 View