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RESEARCH PRODUCT
A Cap-Model for Masonry-Like Material Constitutive Laws
S. RizzoPaolo Fuschisubject
Materials sciencebusiness.industryUltimate tensile strengthConstitutive equationComposite materialMasonrybusinessReduction (mathematics)Compression (physics)Softeningdescription
An accurate description of the constitutive behaviour of masonry-like materials is an essential target for obtaining an effective analysis-tool of masonry structures. In this paper an idealized constitutive model of such materials is proposed taking into account some peculiar features of masonry: -i) a limited strength in compression; -ii) a very limited ability to withstand tensile stresses; -iii) a softening behaviour due to a progressive reduction of the tensile strength during a monotonically increasing loading.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-01-01 |