Periodicals of Engineering and Natural Sciences, cilt.5, ss.314-321, 2017 (Scopus)
Masonry
structures are one of the oldest structures in the world and have a
considerable place among all the structures. Modelling of the masonry
structures has become a significant requirement to evaluate the strengths of
existing masonry structures and to build modern masonry structures. In this
study, in-plane behaviors of the walls which constituting masonry structures
are numerically modelled and analyzed. The homogenization technique is applied
to obtain the material parameters used in the models. Unreinforced solid
masonry wall and masonry wall with an opening are analyzed. The propagations of
the cracks which may occur under the in-plane loads on the walls are
investigated numerically. Fracture mechanisms occurring in the walls under the
effect of in-plane loads are determined as a result of the analyzes.