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APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
Volume 11, Issue 18, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app11188725
Keywords
seismic capacity; masonry arch; constant ground acceleration; dry-joint; combined finite-discrete element method
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51808368]
- Qinglan Project of Jiangsu Province of China
- Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province
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This study investigates the seismic capacity of masonry arches and buttressed arches using the combined finite-discrete element method (FDEM). By accurately predicting the deformation and interactions between blocks, the FDEM is demonstrated to effectively capture the seismic capacities and hinge locations of masonry arch structures. Further simulations on geometric parameters and friction coefficient of masonry buttressed arches were conducted, revealing their influences on the seismic capacities.
The behaviour of dry-joint masonry arch structures is highly nonlinear and discontinuous since they are composed of individual discrete blocks. These structures are vulnerable to seismic excitations. It is difficult for traditional methods like the standard finite element method (FEM) to simulate masonry failure due to their intrinsic limitations. An advanced computational approach, i.e., the combined finite-discrete element method (FDEM), was employed in this study to examine the first-order seismic capacity of masonry arches and buttressed arches with different shapes subjected to gravity and constant horizontal acceleration. Within the framework of the FDEM, masonry blocks are discretised into discrete elements. A finite element formulation is implemented into each discrete element, providing accurate predictions of the deformation of each block and contact interactions between blocks. Numerical examples are presented and validated with results from the existing literature, demonstrating that the FDEM is capable of capturing the seismic capacities and hinge locations of masonry arch structures. Further simulations on geometric parameters and friction coefficient of masonry buttressed arches were conducted, and their influences on the seismic capacities are revealed.
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