STRUCTURAL ACTION OF ARCH VIADUCTS

The authors developed the concept of active and passive arches and built a simple interactive computer program to allow users to apply the concept. As the number of arches assessed increases, it is becoming clear that the simple model is too conservative. The paper describes the Active/Passive model and the way it has been applied in a modern interactive computer program. The structural interactions that can be taken into account are discussed, and those that must be ignored highlighted. The ultimate limit of behaviour of multi span arches is assessed in light of the performance of three damaged bridges. For the covering abstract see ITRD E123713.

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  ENGINEERING TECHNICS PRESS

  46 CLUNY GARDENS
  EDINBURGH,   United Kingdom  EH10 6BN
• Authors:
  • HARVEY, B
  • JUHASZ, Z
  • SMITH, F
• Publication Date: 2001

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 8 p.
• Serial:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE RAILWAY ENGINEERING 2001, HELD LONDON, UK, 30 APRIL - 1 MAY 2001 - CDROM
  • Publisher: ENGINEERING TECHNICS PRESS

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arch bridges; Behavior; Computer programs; Conferences; Design; Loss and damage; Maintenance
• ITRD Terms: 3427: Arch bridge; 9001: Behaviour; 8525: Conference; 1614: Damage; 9011: Design (overall design); 3847: Maintenance; 8645: Software
• Subject Areas: Design; Maintenance and Preservation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00985500
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-947644-45-8
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Feb 4 2005 12:00AM