Reliability-based assessment of masonry arch bridges

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1621-1631

  Casas, Joan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arch; Fatigue; Masonry; Reliability; Serviceability

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHODS; EXISTING BRIDGE; FATIGUE; FATIGUE FAILURES; HINGE MECHANISMS; LIMIT STATE FUNCTIONS; MASONRY; MASONRY ARCH BRIDGES; MASONRY ARCHES; MATERIAL DATA; MODES OF FAILURE; MULTIRING; PROBABILISTIC ASSESSMENTS; RESPONSE MODEL; SERVICE LOADS; SERVICEABILITY; ULTIMATE LIMIT STATE;

ARCH BRIDGES; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MASONRY BRIDGES; MASONRY CONSTRUCTION; MASONRY MATERIALS; RATING;

ARCHES;

EID: 78650877051     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2010.10.011     Document Type: Article

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