3D non-linear behavior of masonry arch bridges

Computers and Structures

Volumn 110-111, Issue , 2012, Pages 133-150

  Milani, Gabriele ^a   Lourenço, Paulo B ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

3D FE model; Arch fill interaction; Masonry bridges; Non linear static analysis; Transversal effects

Indexed keywords

3D GEOMETRY; ARCH-FILL INTERACTION; BOLTON INSTITUTE; CIRCULAR ARCHES; CONSTITUTIVE BEHAVIORS; DEFORMED SHAPE; DISCRETIZATIONS; ECCENTRIC LOADS; FE MODEL; LIMIT ANALYSIS; LOAD ECCENTRICITY; MASONRY ARCH BRIDGES; MULTI-SPAN BRIDGES; NON-LINEAR STATIC ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR BEHAVIOR; NUMERICAL CODE; PEAK LOAD; SKEW ARCHES; SPAN STRUCTURES; STRENGTHENING EFFECT; THREE DIMENSIONAL BEHAVIOR; TRANSVERSAL EFFECT;

ARCHES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MASONRY BRIDGES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STATIC ANALYSIS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 84865865325     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2012.07.008     Document Type: Article

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