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Ferreira, Denise Carina Santos (Date of defense: 2013-03-22)
Nonlinear fibre beam models, due to its intrinsic simplicity and computational efficiency, are often an adequate alternative to the complex nonlinear plane and solid FE models for the assessment of entire frame structures. ...
Saloustros, Savvas (Date of defense: 2017-11-29)
Numerical methods aid significantly the engineering efforts towards the conservation of existing masonry structures and the design of new ones. Among them, macro-mechanical finite element methods based on the smeared crack ...
Bock Montero, Marina (Date of defense: 2015-02-06)
This thesis examines the response of stainless steel members when subjected to transverse and normal forces triggering the instability phenomena called web crippling and local buckling, respectively. Currently, the part ...