MODELLING THE MASONRY ARCH: IMPROVING MODERN BRIDGE ASSESSMENT USING NONLINEAR FINITE-ELEMENT SOFTWARE PACKAGE (MAFEA)

Current bridge assessment codes rely on rigid assumptions and the use of subjective factors to account for variations in arch design and condition. Assessments made by these standards produce results of unknown accuracy. To address these deficiencies and exploit rapid increases in computing power, a joint venture between Nottingham University (NU) and British Rail Research (BRR) has produced user- friendly non-linear Finite Element (FE) analysis programs. These have been refined by BRR to produce the fast, flexible and easy-to-use "Masonry Arch Finite Element Assessment" system (MAFEA) which offers many advantages over current arch assessment methods. (A) For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 858602.

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  Thomas Telford Limited

  London,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • WOOLFENDEN, P A
• Conference:
  • BRIDGE MANAGEMENT 2: INSPECTION, MAINTENANCE ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR. PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BRIDGE MANAGEMENT HELD 18-21 APRIL 1993, UNIVERSITY OF SURREY, GUILDFORD
• Publication Date: 1993

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 254-63

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arch bridges; Bearing capacity; Bridge management systems; Conferences; Deterioration; Evaluation and assessment; Finite element method; Maintenance; Mathematical models
• ITRD Terms: 3427: Arch bridge; 3085: Bearing capacity; 3409: Bridge management system; 8525: Conference; 5255: Deterioration; 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 6490: Finite element method; 3847: Maintenance; 6473: Mathematical model
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00638428
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-7277-1926-2
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Nov 24 1993 12:00AM