Application of Finite Element Methods to Masonry Bridges
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Steve Rhodes
(LUSAS, Kingston-Upon-Thames, United Kingdom)
Philip Icke (LUSAS, Kingston-Upon-Thames, United Kingdom) Paul Lyons (LUSAS, Kingston-Upon-Thames, United Kingdom) |
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | IABSE Symposium: Tomorrow’s Megastructures, Nantes, France, 19-21 September 2018 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Symposium Nantes 2018 | ||||
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| Page(s): | S21-71 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 8 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/nantes.2018.s21-71 | ||||
| Abstract: |
Many of Europe’s oldest bridges – now subjected to traffic unimaginable to the original constructors – are of masonry. Good management of these masonry bridges is demanding. A sustainable approach sees engineers drawing deeply on the available intellectual resources to avoid unnecessary work on the one hand, and unplanned closures on the other. Identifying which structures need strengthening – and planning suitable interventions – requires not merely an assessment of load-carrying capacity but moreover a thorough understanding of the structural behaviour of each bridge. This paper explores the application of finite element methods to masonry bridges. Options for idealisation are outlined and recommended; considering issues of soil-structure interaction, material parameters and nonlinearity. However, the emphasis is upon promoting an understanding of the structure itself. |
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| Keywords: |
bridges masonry stress analysis Brickwork &
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