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Table of contents
Preface
History of structural mechanics
1850-1880: Bridge-building and modern structural mechanics • Edoardo Benvenuto
The relationship between the Gothic model and the conception of bridges • Anne Coste
Empirical methods for the construction of masonry arch bridges in the 19th century • Massimo Corradi
Arch and vault from 1800 to 1864 • Karl-Eugen Kurrer & Andreas Kahlow
History of construction
Conceptional design of Renaissance arch bridges • Holger Falter & Annette Bögle
Brick bridges and historical transportation systems • Manish ChalaIla
Construction knowledge between the 18th and the 19th century applied to arched masonry systems in Venice • Gianna Riva & Patrizia Valle
M. Lévy versus lde La Gournerie: A debate about skew bridges • Antonio Becchi
The masonry bridges and viaducts of the first Piedmontese railway, 1845-1853 • LucianoRe
The experimental approach in the evolution of construction systems: The contribution of the Porcheddu company of Thrin to the refinement of the Hennebique system for the construction of arch bridges • Angiola Maria Sassi Perino & Giorgio Faraggiana
Equilibrium and limit analysis
The assessment of strength of masonry arches • Jacques Heyman
Lower and upper bound theorems for masonry arches as rigid systems with unilateral contacts • Anna Sinopoli, Massimo Corradi & Federico Face
On the analysis of multi-ring brickwork arch bridges • Matthew Gilbert
On the definition of the geometrical safety factor of masonry arches • A. De Rubeis
The mechanism model in the seismic check of stone arches • P. Clemente & A. Raithel
Theoretical models and analysis
Minimum and maximum thrust states in Statics of ancient masonry bridges • Mario Como
An upper bound analysis for the strength assessment of masonry arch bridges • A. F. Ashour & S. W. Garrity
A contact mechanical approach to the theory of the elastic voussoir arch • H. Parland & A. Miettinen
Hardening and shakedown of masonry arch joints • B. T. Rosson & T. E. Boothby
On the use of Somigliana dislocations applied to masonry arches • Ingrid Feietti & Marta Rapallini
Numerical methods Jor strength assessment
Finite/discrete element models for assessment and repair of masonry structures • D. R. J. Owen, D. Peric, N. Petrinic, C. L. Brookes & P. J. James
Distinct element analysis of stone arches • G. Mirabella Roberti & F. Calvetti
FE modelling of the dynamic response of Kimbolton Butts bridge • A. Bensalem, H. Ali-Ahmed, C. A. Fairfield & A. Sibbald
Numerical simulation of experiments in arch bridges • P. Roca, C. Molins, T. G. Hughes & C. Sicilia
Interactive assessment of masonry arch bridges • A. Kumar
Load capacity of multi-arch masonry bridges • C. Molins & P. Roca
Safety evaluation and retrofitting of an arch r.c. bridge • C. Modena & D. Sonda
An approach to the structural model for masonry arch bridges: Pont Saint Martin as a case study • G. Frunzio & M. Monaco
Non-destructive testing
Tomography for NDT applied to masonry structures: Sonic and/or EM methods • S. Valle, L. Zanzi, L. Binda, A. Saisi & G. Lenzi
Radar testing of masonry arch bridges with soil backfill • C. Colla, D. M. McCann & M. C. Forde
The behaviour of open spandrel brickwork arch bridges • C. Melbourne & H. Tao
NDT as a tool for detection of gradual safety factor deterioration in loaded arches • A. Bensalem, H. Ali-Ahmed, C. A. Fairfield & A. Sibbald
Dynamics and experimental testing
Effects of vehicle impact loading on masonry arch parapets • B. Hobbs, M. Gilbert & T. Molyneaux
The collapse behaviour of a multi-span skewed brickwork arch bridge • Clive Melbourne
Dynamic testing of masonry arch bridges • J. W. Bintrim, J. A. Laman & T. E. Boothby
Restoration of a two arches masonry bridge: Experimental testing and mechanical behaviour • Antonello Salvatori
Special problems and new design
Some notes on system behaviour in arch bridges • W. J. Harvey, F. W. Smith & R. Barthel
The influence of soil and masonry type on the strength of masonry arch bridges • T. G. Hughes, M. C. R. Davies & P. R.Taunton
Mass concrete arches • C. Melbourne & S. K. Njumbe
Conservation and maintenance
A Roman viaduct-bridge in Campania: History, structure and maintenance • Alessandro Baratta & Teresa Colletta
Construction conception and structural conservation of masonry arch bridges • M. Bellomo & S. D’Agostino
Damages of existing stone bridges in Greece • M. Karaveziroglou-Weber, E. Karayianni & E. Stavrakakis
The Venice-Mestre masonry road bridge: Checking durability of maintenance operations • G. Riva & F. Russo
Stone bridges and historic American landscapes • Cecilia J. Rusnak & Thomas E. Boothby
Repair and strengthening
Widening and strengthening of London’s Kingston Bridge • T. N. Healey & J. H. W. Counsell
Set up of restoration methodologies for cast iron bridges in Venice • F. Bonollo, C. Modena, A. Tiziani & M. R. Valluzzi
Repair and strengthening of five full scale masonry arch bridges • S. K. Sumon
Strengthening masonry arch bridges through backfill replacement by concrete • G. Fauchoux & C. Abdunur
Repair of the old stone bridge of Krania in Greeee • M. Karaveziroglou-Weber, E. Stavrakakis, E. Belissari, M . Eftaxia & C. Panousi
Supplement
Thermal effects on a masonry arch bridge investigated using ABAQUS • J. I. Robinson, D. J. Prentice & D. Ponniah
Author index