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ISSN 1759-3433
CCP: 108
PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIFTEENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CIVIL, STRUCTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING COMPUTING
Edited by: J. Kruis, Y. Tsompanakis and B.H.V. Topping
Paper 142

Behavior of Secondary Masonry Structural Elements using a Finite Element No Tension Analysis

A. Baratta and I. Corbi

Department of Structural Engineering and Architecture, University of Naples "Federico II", Italy

Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper
A. Baratta, I. Corbi, "Behavior of Secondary Masonry Structural Elements using a Finite Element No Tension Analysis", in J. Kruis, Y. Tsompanakis, B.H.V. Topping, (Editors), "Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 142, 2015. doi:10.4203/ccp.108.142
Keywords: non-structural elements, static operation, no-tension material, modelling, numerical implementation..

Summary
In this paper the problem of properly modeling masonry structural and non-structural elements for reliable forecast of the overall behavior of the structure are addressed. A number of constructions elements are usually not considered in current structural analyses since they are mostly not recognized as having a proper structural function, although they are able to exert a static cooperation to increase the resistance of the building. In this paper more realistic models are introduced to be considered with reference to a more reliable modeling of the masonry material.

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