FRP reinforcement of stone arch bridges: Unilateral contact models and limit analysis

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 144-151

  Drosopoulos, G A ^a   Stavroulakis, G E ^b,c   Massalas, C V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

A. Layered structures; B. Delamination; B. Interface interphase; C. Finite element analysis (FEA)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DELAMINATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); LOADS (FORCES);

INTERFACE/INTERPHASE; LAYERED STRUCTURES; STONE ARCH BRIDGES;

ARCH BRIDGES;

EID: 33750620350     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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