Numerical Modelling of a Large Scale Model Masonry Arch Bridge

Y. Tao; Jian-Fei Chen; Tim Stratford; Jin Ooi

Numerical Modelling of a Large Scale Model Masonry Arch Bridge

Y. Tao, Jian-Fei Chen, Tim Stratford, Jin Ooi

School of Engineering

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Abstract

The behaviour of masonry arch bridges with sand backfills is extremely complex because it involves not only complex materials including sand, brick units and mortar, but also many highly nonlinear interfaces between these materials. This paper summarises several FE modelling techniques for such a complex bridge at different levels of sophistication. Their accuracy and suitability are assessed by comparing their predictions with a large scale model bridge test results.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 3 Jul 2012
Event	Structural Faults and Repair 2012 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom Duration: 3 Jul 2012 → 5 Jul 2012

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Conference	Structural Faults and Repair 2012
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Edinburgh
Period	3/07/12 → 5/07/12

Keywords / Materials (for Non-textual outputs)

Masonary arch
finite element model
interface element
backfill
model strategies

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Numerical Modelling of a Large Scale Model Masonry Arch Bridge

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