Affiliation:
1. Harbin Engineering University
2. Institude of Engineering Mechanics
Abstract
Due to the development of the computer hardware and the difficulties in determining the constitutive relation, it is difficult to research the crack propagation of large-scale masonry with the finite elements analysis method. The paper analyses the single storey concrete block masonry experimental model with the software LS-DYNA, using winfrith concrete material model instead of masonry material. And the calculated results were compared with the test results. The comparison indicates that the crack propagation of masonry can be simulated better with winfrith material model, which can be used in the finite elements analysis of large-scale masonry.
Publisher
Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
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