Masonry arches: Historical rules and modern mechanics

International Journal of Architectural Heritage

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 165-189

  Brencich, Antonio ^a   Morbiducci, Renata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ancient bridges; Constitutive models; Historical manuals; Masonry arches; Material data

Indexed keywords

ARCHES; CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; MASONRY BRIDGES; MASONRY CONSTRUCTION; MASONRY MATERIALS;

ANCIENT STRUCTURES; HISTORICAL MANUALS; MASONRY ARCHES; MATERIAL DATA; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; MECHANICAL PRINCIPLES; STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

ARCH BRIDGES;

EID: 84973659386     PISSN: 15583058     EISSN: 15583066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15583050701312926     Document Type: Article

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