Prediction of the failure mechanism of arches under base motion using DEM based on the NSCD method

1 Graduate student, University of Oxford, Dept. of Engineering Science, alejandra.albuerne@eng.ox.ac.uk 2 Professor of Structural Engineering, University of Oxford, Dept. of Engineering Science, martin.williams@eng.ox.ac.uk 3 Student, University of Oxford, Dept. of Engineering Science, victoria.lawson@keble.ox.ac.uk Prediction of the failure mechanism of arches under base motion using DEM based on the NSCD method