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Any model for masonry building!!!

Does any one has example of modeling reinforced masonry shearwall building with flexible (metal) diaphragm? Any ideas or thoughts how to do so will be appreciated. Thank you!

Hi, I have used 'remove element' to kill element while analyzing in OpenSees-windows version on Windows, and it ran just fine. However, when I use OpenSees Linux version on Linux, I get error : WARNING: symbolic analysis returns -8 -- Umfpackgenlinsolver::setsize WARNING:UmfpackGenLinSOE::setSize : ...

Hi bookerL,
May I know what values you used for $E and $Fy..

Thanks,

Thank you for your replay. That is really helpful for me. I'll search for the material you mentioned to. Thanks a lot,

Hi fmk, Thank you for your reply. what is the difference between the gap material and the impactmaterial. Isn't the impactmaterial more accurate for pounding. Also, if I want to use the impactmaterial, can I use deltaM, penetration parameter, equal to 0. the pounded frames are special moment steel f...

I'm working on pounding problem. I'm looking to find what structural elements--springs--have people used to represent the point of impact in two buildings that pound together?
Are there contact elements or gap element in the OpenSees?

Thank you!