Ricerc@Sapienza

A novel multiscale strategy is proposed for the damage analysis of masonry structures modeled as periodic composites. Such a computational strategy, whose aim is to reduce the typically high computational cost exhibited by fully microscopic numerical analyses, is based on a multiscale/multidomain model equipped with an adaptive capability, which allows to automatically zoom-in the zones incipiently affected by damage onset.

In this chapter we review the impact behavior of composite structures consisting of long-fiber reinforcement and thermosetting matrices based on epoxy resins loaded with carbon nanoparticles. Different types of nanotubes (single-, multi-walled, coiled) and graphene nanoplatelets are considered as carbon reinforcement of the polymer matrix.