Masonry Homogenization Micro-Mechanics Analysis Model

Micro-mechanics models of masonry basic cell were established to obtain homogenized Young's module and Poissons ratio, according to the finite element homogenization analysis (FEA) results in x, y, z. Model results demonstrate that relatively small errors (less than 6%) occur compare with exact solution.The paper concentrates on the issue of linear homogenization, therefore, it can be used as effective estimates for homogeneous material stiffness degradation of nonlinear range. Through linear superposition principle, homogenization material yield criterion obtained from mechanics models, which can be used as the lower limit of cell bearing capacity.