4.2.16.6. MasonPan12 - 12 node Masonry panel elementΒΆ
The MasonPan12 command is used to construct a 12 node masonry panel element (Torrisi, 2012), which has 6 struts (3 in each direction) and it is able to capture the non linear behaviour of a masonry panel element diagonally loaded where the principal crack is diagonal. The six struts allow the element to carry axial forces after the central strut are totally degraded due to cracking. Also, the six struts can interact with the sourronding frame to introduce shear forces and bending moments to the extreme zone of the columns and beams near the joint.
- element('MasonPan12', eleTag, *eleNodes, mat_1, mat_2, thick, w_tot, w_1)
eleTag(int)unique element object tag
a list of twelve element nodes in anti clockwise direction startin from the left down corner
mat_1(int)tag for uniaxial material for central strut behaviour
mat_2(int)tag for uniaxial material for lateral struts behaviour
Thick(float)out of plane thickness of the panel
w_tot|float |ratio of the total strut width to diagonal length of the panel
w1|float |ratio of central strut width to total strut widht