An orthotropic damage model for masonry walls with consistent damage evolution laws

Tobias Teschemacher, Philip Kalkbrenner, Luca Pelà, Roland Wüchner, Kai Uwe Bletzinger

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Abstract

This research presents a constitutive model for the macro scale simulation of masonry structures. The model is containing an orthotropic plane stress assumption, which appears as an appropriate assumption for the in-plane analysis of masonry walls. The material model is based upon damage mechanics, split into tensile and compression parts. The novelty herewith is the consistent mapping of the damage evolution laws. Aim of this research is to develop a simple but accurate constitutive law, suitable to simulate large scale structures and buildings with reasonable computational costs. The developments are presented and compared with available literature examples from laboratory testings.

Original languageEnglish
Article number151
JournalMaterials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions
Volume56
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2023
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Continuum damage mechanics
  • Macro scale modeling
  • Orthotropic damage model
  • Shear behaviour
  • Tensor mapping

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