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Transactions: WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON APPLIED AND THEORETICAL MECHANICS
Transactions ID Number: 29-682
Full Name: Amaryllis Audenaert
Position: Associate Professor
Age: ON
Sex: Female
Address: Paardenmarkt 92, 2000 Antwerpen
Country: BELGIUM
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E-mail address: amaryllis.audenaert@artesis.be
Other E-mails: amaryllis.audenaert@ua.ac.be
Title of the Paper: Evaluation of the limit load capacity of masonry arch bridges
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Amaryllis Audenaert; Genserik Reniers, Wout Dullaert, Herbert Peremans
Email addresses of all the authors: Amaryllis.audenaert@artesis.be,genserik.reniers@ua.ac.be,wout.dullaert@ua.ac.be,herbert.peremans@ua.ac.be
Number of paper pages: 10
Abstract: Using a 2D decision support system based on a recent analytical model, this paper is the first to demonstrate that bridge specific characteristics require a detailed analysis to determine the collapse load. A parameterized study of the limit load capacity is necessary to calculate the worst case positioning of any kind of load. Because of the complexity of finite element modeling and the computation time requirements of 3D finite elements models for a large number of load positions, it is regularly assumed that collapse positions are situated at the crown of the arc. Empirical testing in this paper clearly demonstrates that this is not the case. The here developed approach allows for a quick scan of any type of masonry arch bridge, thus providing the necessary information on the critical range of load positions to be analyzed in more detail by a 3D modeling approach.
Keywords: arches, collapse load, equilibrium,safety
EXTENSION of the file: .pdf
Special (Invited) Session: 2D Decision Support System To Predict the Assessment of Masonry Arch Bridge
Organizer of the Session: 618-246
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