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Non - Linear Analysis of Slender Masondry Beam

Marek Vokal, Michal Drahorad
Transactions of the VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, Civil Engineering Series
2017, Volume 17, Issue 2, Pages 151-161
Doi: 10.1515/tvsb-2017-0039
This paper deals with numerical analysis and design of slander prismatic masonry beams loaded predominantly by axial force and bending moment in plane of the principal moment of inertia. Because of the material non - linearity, classical mathematical theory of slender columns cannot be applied for masonry elements, therefore the proposed method uses iterative non – linear calculation considering both material and geometrical non – linearity.
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