Fragility curves based on the numerical analysis of masonry walls against subsidence, using the Abaqus / CAE software and relying on the pulldown technique

Fragility curves based on the numerical analysis of masonry walls against subsidence, using the Abaqus / CAE software and relying on the pulldown technique

Yaimara Chávez-Pérez¹, José A. Ortiz-Lozano¹*

¹Centro de Ciencias del Diseño y de la Construcción, Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Edificio 108, Aguascalientes, México

A B S T R A C T

This research uses Abaqus / CAE software as a computational tool, to obtain numerical models that correctly describe the behavior of masonry walls against subsidence. To do this, a mathematical calibration process is performed, the angular distortion values ​​are obtained for different load states and compared with the experimental results presented by the researcher Charry Ablanque in 2010, the influence of the dimensions of the wall is studied in its resistance and the fragility curves of the material are constructed to evaluate the state of damage of the element, for a certain value of angular distortion.