2-D analysis of arch bridges using an elasto-plastic material model

Engineering Structures

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 845-855

  Audenaert, A ^a   Fanning, P ^b   Sobczak, L ^b   Peremans, H ^a  

^a UFSIA UA   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Arches; Collapse load; Equilibrium; Hinges; Masonry

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTOPLASTICITY; HINGES; MASONRY BRIDGES; NUMERICAL METHODS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

ELASTO-PLASTIC MODEL; EQUATIONS OF EQUILIBRIUM; INTERNAL FORCES;

ARCH BRIDGES;

ARCH BRIDGES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTOPLASTICITY; HINGES; MASONRY BRIDGES; NUMERICAL METHODS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

ARCH; BOUNDARY CONDITION; BRIDGE; COLLAPSE; CRACK; DISPLACEMENT; ELASTOPLASTICITY; LOADING; MASONRY; MODELING; SOFTWARE;

EID: 38849207440     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2007.05.018     Document Type: Article

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