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Oldest concrete vaulted and arch bridges in the Czech Republic – evaluation and preservation of their historical value

open access: yesActa Polytechnica CTU Proceedings, 2022
The paper is related to a research project focused on tools for an evaluation and preservation of the historical value and function of arch and vaulted road bridges.
Roman Šafář   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Structural behaviour of masonry arch with no-horizontal springing settlement [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This paper presents a calculation procedure for assessing the structural integrity of a masonry arch with non-horizontal springing settlement. By applying the Principle of Virtual Work (PVW) to the deformed arch system, the procedure proposed herein ...
Pellegrino, Carlo   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

The Failure of Masonry Walls by Disaggregation and the Masonry Quality Index

open access: yesThe Heritage, 2020
The visual method for assessment of the structural behaviour of historic masonry walls, known by the acronym MQI (Masonry Quality Index) was introduced in 2002 by a team of researchers from the University of Perugia, Italy.
A. Borri   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Probability based design of punching shear resistance of column to slab connections

open access: yesJournal of Civil Engineering and Management, 2015
The paper analyzes the dependence of punching shear strength reliability index β, calculated according to EN 1992-1-1:2004 (2004) and STR 2.05.05:2005 (2005) in reinforced concrete floor slab-to-column joint on the values of random factors.
Povilas Vainiūnas   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Masonry wall panels retrofitted with thermal-insulating GFRP-reinforced jacketing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Today there is a need to provide thermally efficient walls, while at the same time to increase the mechanical properties of old unreinforced masonry walls that will not require large amounts of energy in the retrofitting or deconstruction processes.
Belloni, Elisa   +5 more
core   +1 more source

PREDICTION OF CONCRETE MIXTURE DESIGN AND COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH THROUGH DATA ANALYSIS AND MACHINE LEARNING [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Mechanics of Continua and Mathematical Sciences
Concrete is the most used building material in civil engineering. The mechanical properties of concrete depend on the percentage of materials used in the mix design.
Mohammad Hematibahar, Makhmud Kharun
doaj   +1 more source

An analytical and experimental assessment of flexible road ironwork support structures [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
This paper describes work undertaken to investigate the mechanical performance of road ironwork installations in highways, concentrating on the chamber construction.
A.C. Collop   +11 more
core   +2 more sources

Damage Probability Matrices and Empirical Fragility Curves From Damage Data on Masonry Buildings After Sarpol-e-zahab and Bam Earthquakes of Iran

open access: yesFrontiers in Built Environment, 2020
The weakness of tensile strength and high weight in masonry structures under the dynamic loads of earthquakes has always led to structural damage, financial losses, injuries, and deaths.
M. Biglari, A. Formisano
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Comparative analysis of analytical and experimental results of the strength of compressed reinforced concrete columns under special combinations of loads

open access: yesMATEC Web of Conferences, 2016
The article presents a comparison of results of experimental and analytical calculations of the strength of the central and eccentrically compressed concrete elements working in the conditions of dynamic loads under fire exposure.
Tamrazyan Ashot, Avetisyan Levon
doaj   +1 more source

Peculiarities of structural properties of masonry from hollow block units and their estimation/Mūro iš tuštymėtų blokelių konstrukcinių savybių ypatumai ir jų įvertinimas

open access: yesJournal of Civil Engineering and Management, 2001
Performed analyses of investigations have shown that properties of masonry from hollow blocks depend on many factors, and on material type and shape of the blocks including.
Bronius Jonaitis   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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