Discontinuous modelling of masonry bridges

Computational Mechanics

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2 SPEC., 2003, Pages 60-68

  Bicanic N ^a   Stirling, C ^a   Pearce, C J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brickwork; Discontinuous deformation analysis; Discrete elements; Masonry arch; Masonry bridges; Structural masonry

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DEFORMATION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

DISCONTINUOUS DEFORMATION ANALYSIS; MASONRY ARCH BRIDGES; NONLINEAR FINITE ELEMENT MODEL;

ARCH BRIDGES;

EID: 0038495092     PISSN: 01787675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00466-002-0393-0     Document Type: Article

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