Limit analysis of masonry arches with externally bonded FRP reinforcements

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 196, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 247-260

  Caporale, A ^a   Luciano, R ^a   Rosati, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arches; Bridges; Computational methods; Masonry

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; MASONRY BRIDGES; REINFORCEMENT; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

CONVEX SETS; LIMIT ANALYSIS; MASONRY ARCHES; STRUCTURAL MODELS;

ARCHES;

ARCHES; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; MASONRY BRIDGES; REINFORCEMENT; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33846498487     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2006.03.003     Document Type: Article

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