Geometric issues and ultimate load capacity of masonry arch bridges from the Northwest Iberian Peninsula

This paper reports the results from a geometrical survey carried out on 59 segmental masonry arch bridges from Portugal and Spain, with a focus on the adjacent geographical areas of northern Portugal and north-western Spain. Historical empirical rules are briefly presented and further compared again...

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Main Author: Oliveira, Daniel V. (author)
Other Authors: Lourenço, Paulo B. (author), Lemos, Claudia (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2010
Subjects:
Masonry arch bridges
Ultimate load
Limit analysis
Collapse mechanism
Empirical rules
Science & Technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/17616
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/17616

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/17616

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