New techniques in the elastic analysis of arch bridges using image processing

Strain

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 139-144

  Prentice, D J ^a   Ponniah, D A ^a  

^a King's Buildings ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FE analysis; Image analysis; Multi span arch bridges; Soil structure interaction

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HINGES; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; LOADS (FORCES); STRAIN;

ARCH BARREL; ELASTIC ANALYSIS; INFRASTRUCTURE; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTION;

ARCH BRIDGES;

EID: 0030291141     PISSN: 00392103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1305.1996.tb01019.x     Document Type: Article

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