Two-dimensional finite element upper bound limit analysis of masonry bridges

Computers and Structures

Volumn 84, Issue 31-32, 2006, Pages 2316-2328

  Cavicchi, Andrea ^a   Gambarotta, Luigi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arch fill interaction; Kinematic Theorem; Limit analysis; Masonry bridges

Indexed keywords

ARCHES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INVERSE KINEMATICS; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; LOADS (FORCES); PROBLEM SOLVING;

ARCH-FILL INTERACTIONS; COHESIVE-FRICTIONAL MATERIALS; KINEMATIC THEOREM; LIMIT ANALYSIS; NON-TENSILE RESISTANT (NTR);

MASONRY BRIDGES;

EID: 33751397103     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2006.08.048     Document Type: Article

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