Assessing vibration induced damage in unreinforced masonry walls subject to vehicular impact – A numerical study

Vehicular crashes into buildings seem to be an on-going problem with severe consequences. When the building is of masonry, damage at impact zone more possible intrusion vehicle building, depending on velocity impact. In all these cases, vibration propagated from wall edges and then adjoining walls in can result their damage. While has been studied, propagation impacted potential for have not treated. Dynamic response masonry due caused by vehicular impacts important global safety assessment structures. With this mind, paper presents a numerical study vibration-induced characteristics structures subjected impacts. A homogenised material model incorporating strain rate effects suitable applications using layered shell elements adopted research improved computational efficiency. The induced studied through models various types validated deformable employed predict HIC (Head Injury Criteria) evaluate head injury risk occupants when it structure. outcomes demonstrated that unreinforced collision low velocities compared high-velocity Moreover, value calculated impacting 100 km/hr 23.5, which considerably lower than tolerance limit 1000. This desirable feature vehicle, significant amount energy absorbed transmission across wall.