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 …

During recent years much attention has been given to the performance of masonry arches
and it has attracted a considerable volume of research. In the UK there are some 40,000 …

This paper presents the main activities involved in the construction of a new stone masonry
arch bridge, the Vila Fria Bridge located in the north of Portugal, as part of a wider …

Experience with the study of more than 30 masonry arch bridges and their repair is
presented. The oldest of these bridges date back to the thirteenth century, while the most …

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 …

The Transport Research Laboratory has a programme of work which is intended to quantify
the benefits and limitations of various repair and strengthening methods used on masonry …

Masonry arch bridges represent an invaluable architectural and cultural heritage. Often this
heritage is insufficiently maintained and subjected to increasing traffic loads, which leads to …

The importance of masonry arch bridges as a traffic network element calls for a thorough
analysis focused on both structural stability and loading capacity of these historical …

The problems and repair techniques studied were as follows: Problem: Arch ring with
insufficient calculated capacity--Repair techniques: reinforced concrete saddle; repointing; …

This paper describes a series of load tests to determine the effectiveness of two innovative
repair systems for masonry arch bridges containing the common defect of ring-separation …