by Applied Element Method | Mar 30, 2013 | Bulletins
In this study, an attempt is made to numerically simulate the behavior of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) and Polypropylene (PP) band composite using the Applied Element Method (AEM). Both of these materials have their own unique properties. FRP is used to increase the strength, whereas PP-band is used to increase the deformation capacity and energy dissipation capacity of masonry wall system.
by Applied Element Method | Mar 30, 2008 | Bulletins
Masonry, through its long history, is widespread used around the world and still remains a main building material in many places especially developing countries. However a poorly designed masonry is known as brittle and susceptible to the earthquake. To improve their seismic capacity, polypropylene band retrofitting technique method was purposed base on economic point of view and local availability of material and skilled labor. In this study, we proposed 3-D Applied Element Method as analysis tools to help understanding the polypropylene band retrofitted masonry behavior which will be benefit in the future design process. Unlike the previous version, 3-D Applied Element Method elements can be any rectangular prism which helps reducing the number of elements.
by Applied Element Method | Mar 30, 2007 | Bulletins
Understanding masonry wall behavior under lateral cyclic loads is important as it helps both evaluating the seismic vulnerability of existing buildings and developing proper retrofitting measures. In this study, the simulation of brick masonry wall behavior was...
by Applied Element Method | Mar 30, 2006 | Bulletins
DVoronoi Applied Element Method (VAEM) has been developed based on previous Appleid Element Method (AEM). Comparing to the original AEM, the advantage of VAEM can be described as the followings: the boundary of VAEM domain can fit to any type of domain easily,...
by Applied Element Method | Mar 30, 2005 | Bulletins
During earthquakes, pounding of adjacent buildings occurs due to their different dynamic characteristics as well as insufficient separation distance between them. Although earthquake loading is commonly considered in structural design, pounding of adjacent buildings...
by Applied Element Method | Mar 30, 2004 | Bulletins
The analytical model for collapse analysis is taken into account for the effect of post-peak behavior due to reinforcement buckling and concrete spalling is developed based on the Applied Element Method (AEM). A multi-span bridge was simulated using the proposed...
