Damage plasticity modeling of concrete block masonry materials: Numerical and experimental study

Damage plasticity modeling of concrete block masonry materials: Numerical and experimental study | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Damage plasticity modeling of concrete block masonry materials: Numerical and experimental study Henok Hailemariam, Frank Wuttke This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7843031/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract Masonry walls constructed of brick or block units have tended to suffer more serious damage when subjected to loads of both static and cyclic (such as an earthquake) nature as compared to other concrete or steel structures. Hence, the static and cyclic loading behavior of these masonry building units should be carefully investigated prior to the design and construction of the structures. In this study, a damage plasticity (DP) model for the static and cyclic loading analysis of concrete block masonry units/materials is proposed by modifying the stress-strain regime of the widely used Concrete Damage Plasticity (CDP) model, to be suitable for concrete block masonry materials. The various parameters of the DP model, which is based on the theory of continuum damage mechanics and plasticity, are calibrated using extensive experimental data. Results of numerical simulations of static and cyclic loading on cylindrical samples of concrete masonry material performed using the DP model implemented in the finite element software ABAQUS are presented. The obtained modeling and numerical data is in close agreement with the experimental data, thus validating the proposed DP model. Civil Engineering Damage plasticity concrete block masonry material static loading cyclic loading compression tension Full Text Additional Declarations The authors declare no competing interests. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. Our growing team is made up of researchers and industry professionals working together to solve the most critical problems facing scientific publishing. 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