Seismic Failure Assessment Using Energy Outputs of Finite Element Analysis: A Strategy for Complex Heritage Masonry Structures Modeled with Concrete Damaged Plasticity Material
The structural assessment of masonry construction often requires the use of nonlinear 2D and 3D finite element analysis. This work describes a strategy for using energy outputs from such analyses to accurately assess failure conditions precipitated by increasing lateral load. The methodology relies...
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| description | The structural assessment of masonry construction often requires the use of nonlinear 2D and 3D finite element analysis. This work describes a strategy for using energy outputs from such analyses to accurately assess failure conditions precipitated by increasing lateral load. The methodology relies on the analogy between plastic strains and fracture that is inherent to the concrete damaged plasticity (CDP) macro-model used to represent the quasi-brittle behavior of masonry material. At critical conditions, energy imparted to a structure by loading can no longer be completely stored as elastic strain energy and must be dissipated. This occurs with fractures in masonry, which are represented with plastic strains when using CDP material. The development of plastic dissipation energy can therefore be used as a measure for understanding the progressive collapse of a structure, as we illustrate with the following three case studies analyzed using Abaqus/CAE Explicit: the massive earthen pyramid at Huaca de la Luna (Trujillo, Peru), the Roman pozzolanic concrete vault of Diocletian’s Frigidarium (Rome, Italy), and the mixed-material triumphal arch of the San Pedro Apóstol Church of Andahuaylillas (Peru). The method is verified by other measures of failure and has particular applicability for seismic analysis of complex masonry and earthen structures. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9390bbedc6da40e4993e6be61c078eea2025-08-20T03:12:34ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092025-01-0115331810.3390/buildings15030318Seismic Failure Assessment Using Energy Outputs of Finite Element Analysis: A Strategy for Complex Heritage Masonry Structures Modeled with Concrete Damaged Plasticity MaterialAnna Remus0Selman Tezcan1Jiacheng Sun2Gabriele Milani3Renato Perucchio4Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Bilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversitesi, Bilecik 11230, TürkiyeDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USADepartment of Architecture, Built Environment, and Construction Engineering (ABC), Politecnico di Milano, 20133 Milano, ItalyDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USAThe structural assessment of masonry construction often requires the use of nonlinear 2D and 3D finite element analysis. This work describes a strategy for using energy outputs from such analyses to accurately assess failure conditions precipitated by increasing lateral load. The methodology relies on the analogy between plastic strains and fracture that is inherent to the concrete damaged plasticity (CDP) macro-model used to represent the quasi-brittle behavior of masonry material. At critical conditions, energy imparted to a structure by loading can no longer be completely stored as elastic strain energy and must be dissipated. This occurs with fractures in masonry, which are represented with plastic strains when using CDP material. The development of plastic dissipation energy can therefore be used as a measure for understanding the progressive collapse of a structure, as we illustrate with the following three case studies analyzed using Abaqus/CAE Explicit: the massive earthen pyramid at Huaca de la Luna (Trujillo, Peru), the Roman pozzolanic concrete vault of Diocletian’s Frigidarium (Rome, Italy), and the mixed-material triumphal arch of the San Pedro Apóstol Church of Andahuaylillas (Peru). The method is verified by other measures of failure and has particular applicability for seismic analysis of complex masonry and earthen structures.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/15/3/318failure of masonry structuresnonlinear finite element analysisconcrete damaged plasticitymonumental masonry structuresheritage constructionsenergy-based failure criteria |
| spellingShingle | Anna Remus Selman Tezcan Jiacheng Sun Gabriele Milani Renato Perucchio Seismic Failure Assessment Using Energy Outputs of Finite Element Analysis: A Strategy for Complex Heritage Masonry Structures Modeled with Concrete Damaged Plasticity Material Buildings failure of masonry structures nonlinear finite element analysis concrete damaged plasticity monumental masonry structures heritage constructions energy-based failure criteria |
| title | Seismic Failure Assessment Using Energy Outputs of Finite Element Analysis: A Strategy for Complex Heritage Masonry Structures Modeled with Concrete Damaged Plasticity Material |
| title_full | Seismic Failure Assessment Using Energy Outputs of Finite Element Analysis: A Strategy for Complex Heritage Masonry Structures Modeled with Concrete Damaged Plasticity Material |
| title_fullStr | Seismic Failure Assessment Using Energy Outputs of Finite Element Analysis: A Strategy for Complex Heritage Masonry Structures Modeled with Concrete Damaged Plasticity Material |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seismic Failure Assessment Using Energy Outputs of Finite Element Analysis: A Strategy for Complex Heritage Masonry Structures Modeled with Concrete Damaged Plasticity Material |
| title_short | Seismic Failure Assessment Using Energy Outputs of Finite Element Analysis: A Strategy for Complex Heritage Masonry Structures Modeled with Concrete Damaged Plasticity Material |
| title_sort | seismic failure assessment using energy outputs of finite element analysis a strategy for complex heritage masonry structures modeled with concrete damaged plasticity material |
| topic | failure of masonry structures nonlinear finite element analysis concrete damaged plasticity monumental masonry structures heritage constructions energy-based failure criteria |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/15/3/318 |
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