Several tools for the prediction and the assessment of the structural behavior of masonry buildings have been developed in recent decades. Numerical tools have been favorably developed and preferred over analytical approaches, given the complex mechanical response of masonry and the irregular geometries of historic masonry buildings. In this chapter, a thorough review of numerical strategies for the analysis of masonry structures is presented. Additionally, classification of these strategies is also suggested to logically organize the extensive literature on this topic. Even though a wholly congruent categorization of all the numerical tools is essentially unrealistic given the specific aspects of each solution developed, the existing numerical strategies are subdivided into four classes: block-based models, continuum models, geometry-based models, and macroelement models. Each class is thoroughly reviewed and the open challenges in numerical modeling of masonry structures are critically examined.

D'Altri A.M., Sarhosis V., Milani G., Rots J., Cattari S., Lagomarsino S., et al. (2019). A review of numerical models for masonry structures. Cambridge : Woodhead Publishing [10.1016/B978-0-08-102439-3.00001-4].

A review of numerical models for masonry structures

D'Altri A. M.;Castellazzi G.;de Miranda S.
2019

Abstract

Several tools for the prediction and the assessment of the structural behavior of masonry buildings have been developed in recent decades. Numerical tools have been favorably developed and preferred over analytical approaches, given the complex mechanical response of masonry and the irregular geometries of historic masonry buildings. In this chapter, a thorough review of numerical strategies for the analysis of masonry structures is presented. Additionally, classification of these strategies is also suggested to logically organize the extensive literature on this topic. Even though a wholly congruent categorization of all the numerical tools is essentially unrealistic given the specific aspects of each solution developed, the existing numerical strategies are subdivided into four classes: block-based models, continuum models, geometry-based models, and macroelement models. Each class is thoroughly reviewed and the open challenges in numerical modeling of masonry structures are critically examined.
2019
Numerical Modeling of Masonry and Historical Structures: From Theory to Application
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D'Altri A.M., Sarhosis V., Milani G., Rots J., Cattari S., Lagomarsino S., et al. (2019). A review of numerical models for masonry structures. Cambridge : Woodhead Publishing [10.1016/B978-0-08-102439-3.00001-4].
D'Altri A.M.; Sarhosis V.; Milani G.; Rots J.; Cattari S.; Lagomarsino S.; Sacco E.; Tralli A.; Castellazzi G.; de Miranda S.
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