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M. Bruggi¹, G. Milani² and A. Taliercio¹

¹Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
²Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering
Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

doi:10.4203/ccp.102.82

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M. Bruggi, G. Milani, A. Taliercio, "Optimal Reinforcement for Masonry Walls subject to Two-Way Bending", in , (Editors), "Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 82, 2013. doi:10.4203/ccp.102.82

Keywords: masonry, reinforcement, out-of-plane loads, topology optimization, minimum compliance, SIMP.

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In this paper, the problem of finding the optimal layout of the reinforcement for out-of-plane loaded masonry walls is dealt with by a topology optimization approach. The layout of the reinforcing layers that minimizes the structural compliance (i.e., that maximizes the structural stiffness) for a given amount of reinforcement is sought, using a multi-constrained topology optimization algorithm. The reinforcement is assumed to be placed symmetrically on both sides of the wall. The proposed approach is applied to the determination of the optimal reinforcement of solid and windowed panels. The increase in stiffness given by the numerically predicted reinforcement layout compared with the unreinforced panels is pointed out.

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Front Page Browse CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Civil-Comp Proceedings ISSN 1759-3433 CCP: 102 PROCEEDINGS OF THE FOURTEENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CIVIL, STRUCTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING COMPUTING Edited by: Paper 82 Optimal Reinforcement for Masonry Walls subject to Two-Way Bending M. Bruggi¹, G. Milani² and A. Taliercio¹ ¹Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy ²Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy doi:10.4203/ccp.102.82 purchase the full-text of this paper Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper M. Bruggi, G. Milani, A. Taliercio, "Optimal Reinforcement for Masonry Walls subject to Two-Way Bending", in , (Editors), "Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 82, 2013. doi:10.4203/ccp.102.82 Keywords: masonry, reinforcement, out-of-plane loads, topology optimization, minimum compliance, SIMP. Summary In this paper, the problem of finding the optimal layout of the reinforcement for out-of-plane loaded masonry walls is dealt with by a topology optimization approach. The layout of the reinforcing layers that minimizes the structural compliance (i.e., that maximizes the structural stiffness) for a given amount of reinforcement is sought, using a multi-constrained topology optimization algorithm. The reinforcement is assumed to be placed symmetrically on both sides of the wall. The proposed approach is applied to the determination of the optimal reinforcement of solid and windowed panels. The increase in stiffness given by the numerically predicted reinforcement layout compared with the unreinforced panels is pointed out. purchase the full-text of this paper (price £20) go to the previous paper go to the next paper return to the table of contents return to the book description purchase this book (price £65 +P&P)
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