Macro Scale Material Characterization In Support Of Meso Scale Modelling Of Masonry Under Uniaxial In-Plane Loading KU Leuven
Abstract: The amount of detailed experimental data on the mechanical properties of brick masonry in the literature is limited regarding the orthotropic strength and fracture energy. A combined xperimental/numerical methodology is proposed for the derivation of the macro scale properties of masonry. The experimental aspect deals with the mechanical characterisation of the individual materials, small masonry samples and masonry wallettes, ...