Nonlinear soil deformability effects on the seismic damage mechanisms of brick and stone masonry arch bridges

A Bayraktar, E Hökelekli - International Journal of Damage …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Masonry arch bridges, which were generally built using brick and stone materials, still form a
significant part of the highway and railway networks in the World. The subsoil deformability …

Seismic performances of different spandrel wall strengthening techniques in masonry arch bridges

A Bayraktar, E Hökelekli - International Journal of Architectural …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The majority of historical masonry bridges were constructed early years and they were not
originally designed to carry the extent of loads imposed on them by current vehicular traffic …

A novel retrofitting strategy for restoring railway masonry arch bridge undergoing failure by settlement due to scouring

A Sundaram, M Aravindan, S Voggu, S Parivallal… - Engineering Failure …, 2023 - Elsevier
Arch is most possibly one of the oldest structural forms used for bridge superstructures,
especially for masonry bridges. Masonry arch bridges are the longest serving structural …

On the Structural Safety of Saddling Technique for Strengthening of Masonry Bridges: Design-Oriented Parametric Study and Practical Application

B Orfeo, J León, L Todisco - International Journal of Architectural …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
An effective and versatile method for improving the load-bearing capacity of masonry arch
bridge is the use of the saddling technique consisting in replacing the existing backfill with in …

Determination of optimum shape of pinned parabolic arch structures under uniformly distributed loads: a blend of cost and functionality

VM Mbachu, VO Okonkwo - Journal of Construction Project …, 2024 - journals.uj.ac.za
The construction industries are faced with multiple decisions that borders around
functionality and cost. Such decision is made when considering the geometry of arches. In …