Contributions on Refined Modelling of Stone Arch Bridges

• Type: Chapter or Part of a Book
• Date: 2020

Authors

Cristina Costa (Author) FEUP; António Arêde (Author) FEUP

Book

Title: Proceedings of ARCH 2019

Pages: 128-135

ISBN: 9783030292263

Electronic ISBN: 9783030292270

Publisher: Springer Publishing

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Scientific classification

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Engineering > Civil engineering > Structural engineering

FOS: Engineering and technology > Civil engineering

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00S-66M

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-29227-0_9

Abstract (EN): This paper reports on the numerical simulation of the structural response of a single span stone arch railway bridge under incremental static loading representing real trains. The study aimed at identifying adequate numerical modelling strategies to simulate the bridge structural behaviour by means of computational resources, based on the Finite Element Method (FEM) and Distinct Element Method (DEM), taking into account the nonlinear behaviour of the bridge materials and suitable conditions for the geometrical discretization. The bridge modelling was supported by experimental data gathered from in situ and lab testing obtained within the framework of the StonArcRail project. © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific