Analysis of masonry structures by funicular networks

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Engineering and Computational Mechanics

Volumn 163, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 147-154

  Andreu, Antoni ^a   Gil, Lluis ^a   Roca, Pere ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Brickwork masonry; Mathematical modelling; Safety hazards

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; CABLE ELEMENT; CABLE NETS; CALCULATION PROCEDURE; DEFORMED SHAPE; EQUILIBRIUM CONDITIONS; EQUILIBRIUM LINES; LIMIT ANALYSIS; LIMIT THEOREM; LOAD PATHS; MASONRY STRUCTURES; MATHEMATICAL MODELLING; NUMERICAL APPROACHES; OPTIMISATIONS; SPATIAL STRUCTURE; STATIC APPROACH; TANGENT STIFFNESS MATRIX; ULTIMATE ANALYSIS; UNIQUENESS THEOREM;

CABLE SUPPORTED ROOFS; CABLES; COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; STIFFNESS MATRIX;

MASONRY MATERIALS;

EID: 79958205294     PISSN: 17550777     EISSN: 17470785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/eacm.2010.163.3.147     Document Type: Article

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