Masonry arch bridges have proved to be reliable, enduring structures and remain a vital part
of the road, rail and waterway infrastructure in the UK and other countries. However they are …

Masonry arch bridges constitute a significant proportion of European road and rail
infrastructures. Most of them are well over 100 years old and are supporting traffic loads …

Masonry arch bridges represent a large proportion of the railway bridge stock. Many of them
belong to the civil engineering heritage of the railways, therefore their management require …

paper 8 Page 1 Arch Bridges ARCH04 P. Roca and E. Oñate (Eds) © CIMNE, Barcelona, 2004
1 REPAIR OF STONE MASONRY ARCH BRIDGES Daniel V. Oliveira * and Paulo B. Lourenço …

About 40% of the European railway bridge stock comprises masonry arch bridges and over
60% of these are over 100 years old. All are ageing and most are carrying loads well in …

This book is intended as a practical guide for all who may be required to undertake or
manage the maintenance of masonry structures; it is aimed particularly at those whose …

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paper paper paper paper paper paper paper Page 1 Abstract Modelling masonry arch …

ASSESSMENT, RELIABILITY AND MAINTENANCE OF MASONRY ARCH RAILWAY BRIDGES
IN EUROPE Page 1 Arch Bridges ARCH04 P. Roca and E. Oñate (Eds) © CIMNE, Barcelona …

The behaviour of single-span masonry arches has received considerable attention in recent
lication of a state-of-the-art review.'Much of years in the UK, resulting in the recent pubthis …

& This paper describes a method of assessing the load-carrying capacity of masonry arch
bridges using the general-purpose® nite-element (FE) package LUSAS. Good agreement …