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Arch Bridges - History, analysis, assessment, maintenance and repair (Hardcover)
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Arch Bridges - History, analysis, assessment, maintenance and repair (Hardcover)
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Modern structural engineering surprises us with the mastery and
certainty with which it plans and carries out daring projects, such
as the most recent metal or concrete bridges, whether they be
suspension or arch bridges. On the other hand, little is yet known
about the state of knowledge of construction science and techniques
which, well before the arrival of modern methods based on the
mechanics of deformable continua, made it possible in the past to
erect the vaulted masonry structures rthat we have inherited. The
fact that these have lasted through many centuries to our time, and
are still in a fairly good state of conservation, makes them
competitive, as far as stability and durability are concerned, with
those constructed in other materials. Although it is known that the
equilibrium of the arch is guaranteed by any funicular whatsoever
of the loads, contained inside the profile of an arch, finding the
unique solution is not such a certainty. In other words, the
problem of the equilibrium of vaulted structures is 'Poleni's
problem', the one for which the Venetian scientist was able to give
an exemplary solution on the occasion of the assessment of the dome
of St. Peter's. Arch Bridges focuses on the main aspects of the
debate about the masonry arch bridge: History of structural
mechanics and construction, theoretical models, analysis for
assessment, numerical methods, experimental and non-destructive
testing, maintenance and repair are the topics of the Conference.
The breadth and variety of the contributions presented and
discussed by leading experts from many countries make this volume
an authoritative source of up-to-date information.
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