AEM Publications: Bullitins
Numerical Simulation of Polypropylene and Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite Retrofitted Masonry Walls
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.
3-D Applied Element Method for Static Non-Linear Simulation of PP-band Retrofitted Masonry
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.
Simulation of Brick Masonry Wall Behavior Under Cyclic Loading Using Applied Element Method
nderstanding 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...
Voronoi Applied Element Method for Structural Analysis: Theory and Application for Linear and Non-linear Materials
Voronoi 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...
Simulation of Seismic Damage to Steel Buildings
uring 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...
Numerical Study of Collapse Behavior of RC Bridges due to Extremely High Seismic Load Considering Post-Peak Behavior
he 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...
3-Dimensional Applied Element Simulation of Failure Behavior of Structures
Kimiro Meguro and Hatem Tagel-Din: 3-Dimensional Applied Element Simulation of Failure Behavior of Structures, Monthly Journal of Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, Vol.51, No. 11, pp. 773-776, 1999 (In Japanese)....
Simulation of Buckling and Post-Buckling Behavior of Structures Using Applied Element Method
new extension for the Applied Element Method (AEM) for structural analysis is introduced. This paper deals with the large deformation of elastic structures under static loading condition. In the formulation...
Simulation of Buckling and Post-Buckling Behavior of Structures Using Applied Element Method
new extension for the Applied Element Method (AEM) for structural analysis is introduced. This paper deals with the large deformation of elastic structures under static loading condition. In the formulation...
Applied Element Simulation for Collapse Analysis of Structures
extension for the Applied Element Method (AEM) for structural analysis is introduced. This paper introduces a numerical approach to deal with detailed structural collapse process. Contact and collision...