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Elaboration of a rapid assessment method for masonry arches

 Elaboration of a rapid assessment method for masonry arches
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Presented at IABSE Congress: Structural Engineering for Future Societal Needs, Ghent, Belgium, 22-24 September 2021, published in , pp. 783-792
DOI: 10.2749/ghent.2021.0783
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Reassessment of masonry arches necessitates feasible methods for analysing the static behaviour of the persisting structure. In this paper, a method is presented that gives an approximation of the ...
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Author(s): (Institute and Laboratory for Structural Engineering, University of the Bundeswehr Munich, Germany)
(Institute and Laboratory for Structural Engineering, University of the Bundeswehr Munich, Germany)
(Institute and Laboratory for Structural Engineering, University of the Bundeswehr Munich, Germany)
Medium: conference paper
Language(s): English
Conference: IABSE Congress: Structural Engineering for Future Societal Needs, Ghent, Belgium, 22-24 September 2021
Published in:
Page(s): 783-792 Total no. of pages: 10
Page(s): 783-792
Total no. of pages: 10
DOI: 10.2749/ghent.2021.0783
Abstract:

Reassessment of masonry arches necessitates feasible methods for analysing the static behaviour of the persisting structure. In this paper, a method is presented that gives an approximation of the load bearing capacity using only very few geometrical dimensions. Unlike other commercial software kits, the methodology is not tailored to do an exact structural analysis using as-built drawings and documentations, but it is made for a rapid classification of civil engineering structures in the field. Characteristics of the proposed methodology are the analysis using thrust lines and the minimized time consumption for the exploration of the structural properties, which makes the approach the first choice for rapid classification tasks within the German Armed Forces. The application that will be delivered as an App for tablets and other mobile devices shall be used for rapid classification of masonry arches with regard to the crossing of military vehicles, but can easily be adapted for civil applications. For a worked example on the presented methodology, see [25].

Keywords:
STANAG 2021 arch app masonry arch bridges reassessment rapid classification MEXE BRASSCO-NG line of resistance coredimension military technology reconnaissance
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