Abstract

This dataset, developed in the framework of the H2020 HOLAHERIS project, contains results data related to an optimised multi-level method to account for the actual masonry pattern in the pushover analysis of historic masonry structures. The method uses (i) a rigid block-based limit analysis to identify realistic failure mechanisms accounting for the actual masonry pattern. Then, (ii) macro-blocks outlining the failure mechanism are identified based on a heuristic search. Finally, (iii) macro-blocks are modelled as homogeneous material interacting via cohesive-frictional interfaces in a finite element environment where base shear-displacement curves can be extracted by means of pushover analyses. Base shear-displacement curves obtained with this optimised multi-level method on five structural benchmarks, as well as the finite element models, are collected herein to provide data for future comparisons.