A thrust network approach to the equilibrium problem of unreinforced masonry vaults via polyhedral stress functions

DOI10.1016/j.mechrescom.2009.12.010zbMath1272.74448OpenAlexW2108663999WikidataQ59781294 ScholiaQ59781294MaRDI QIDQ366433

Fernando Fraternali

Publication date: 13 September 2013

Published in: Mechanics Research Communications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0093641309001785

zbMATH Keywords

stress functionmesh adaptioncrack patternmasonry vaultsno-tension modelthrust network approach

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Thin bodies, structures (74K99)

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