Modeling the shear failure of segmental arches

Beatini, Valentina, Royer-Carfagni, Gianni and Tasora, Alessandro (2019) Modeling the shear failure of segmental arches. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 158. pp. 21-39. ISSN 0020-7683

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Abstract

The effect of shear sliding on the failure load and collapse mode of segmental arches is studied with a Non-Smooth Contact Dynamics (NSCD) approach, which allows a full 3D dynamic analysis of complex systems of rigid blocks in frictional contact à la Coulomb. The numerical solution at each time-step relies upon an associative frictional model, but a successive ad hoc stabilization procedure annihilates the dilatation effects so that, in practice, the frictional model evolves into non-associative friction. Within static analyses, we proceed from voussoir arches to multi-ring arches, either isolated or inserted in walls; we decompose the contributions of the various mechanisms (rotation and sliding) which act within the bond pattern, plotting the effective thrust line calculated with the NSCD approach. Concerning dynamic analyses, we depict the sliding forces overcoming the frictional forces between blocks in paradigmatic examples. The numerical simulations not only indicate the failure load, but also illustrate the interactions between moment and shear at failure, thus providing the necessary information for possible consolidation strategies.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Arch, Shear failure, Rigid body mechanics, Associative Coulomb friction, Non-associative Coulomb friction, Non Smooth Contact Dynamics (NSCD)
Subjects:	H200 Civil Engineering
Department:	Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Architecture and Built Environment
Depositing User:	Becky Skoyles
Date Deposited:	08 Feb 2019 12:17
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2020 15:14
URI:	http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/37902

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