• Testing as-built and strengthened timber-masonry connections. Analysis of monotonic, cyclic dynamic behavior joints. Masonry subjected to induced earthquakes may undergo less damage than in quasi-static tests. In the province Groningen (NL), where human-induced take place due gas extraction, a large part building stock is composed brick masonry walls timber diaphragms. this framework, connect...

Current advances in timber engineering with the use of at longer spans necessitate high performance joints. Glued-in rods exhibit axial load capacity and stiffness are suitable for such applications. FRP can increase their durability fire but ways to produce progressive failure mechanisms necessary enhance resilience. In this study CFRP GFRP glued block laminated epoxy investigated under both m...

While there have been many discrete element method (DEM) publications considering the micromechanics of granular materials subject to monotonic loading, studies of the particle-scale material response to cyclic or repeated loading have been comparatively rare. From a geotechnical perspective soil is subjected to repeated loading in a variety of situations. Examples include foundations to railwa...