2. MODELING

CHAPTER 2 "MODELLING" 134 At the bottom of the window you will find, , the tensile strength fwt, the equivalent biaxial compressive strength and the mean compressive strength fm. OBSERVATIONS: They relate to studies for the assessment of load-bearing masonry and the user has fill in the fields manually. For the Average Compressive Strength even when it remains 0, the program automatically calculates based on the compressive strength fk. The Equal Biaxial Compression Strength parameter is only necessary if the masonry is checked by a stress criterion . In the Stone and Mortar Library you will find ready-made stone, mortar and masonry typologies. The user has the possibility to enter other mortars and mortars, simply by typing the name and specifying the type and group, for the compressive strength (which is automatically updated) and selecting "New". You can also change the type and group of an existing stone or mortar and update it by clicking on "Entry". In "Masonry" select from the stone and mortar lists, and create a new masonry type by clicking on "New". The specific weight and strength are calculated automatically.