Lower-bound analysis of masonry vaults

Structural Analysis of Historic Construction: Preserving Safety and Significance - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historic Construction, SAHC08

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 593-600

  Block, P ^a   Ochsendorf, J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

COMPLEX GEOMETRIES; COMPRESSION FORCE; EQUILIBRIUM FORCES; EQUILIBRIUM SOLUTIONS; LOWER BOUND ANALYSIS; LOWER BOUNDS; MASONRY VAULTS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL PROBLEMS;

MASONRY MATERIALS;

EID: 79952340671     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1201/9781439828229.ch67     Document Type: Conference Paper

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