ENGLISH

Safety of Historical Stone Arch Bridges

By Dirk Proske , Pieter Gelder (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2009
ISBN
3540776168, 9783540776161
DOI
10.1007/978-3-540-77618-5
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9217379 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
366\379
Topic
History
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07
Building Repair and Maintenance; Building ConstrucHVACRefrigeration; Building Materials; Basics of Const

Description

Historical stone arch bridges are still a major part of the infrastructure in many countries. Although this type of bridge has proven to be an efficient construction type, it often poses the problem of insufficient numerical models of the load bearing behavior. Therefore the book introduces methods to adapt life loads and introduces different types of numerical models of the load resistance respectively. The book continues with the introduction of specific damages and strengthening techniques. The book particularly focuses on the probabilistic safety assessment of historical arch bridges, for which often only limited material and structural data is available.

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