The effect of stereotomy on the shape of the thrust-line and the minimum thickness of semicircular masonry arches

DOI10.1007/s00419-013-0763-4zbMath1293.74267OpenAlexW2094043721MaRDI QIDQ399027

Haris Alexakis, Nicos Makris

Publication date: 19 August 2014

Published in: Archive of Applied Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00419-013-0763-4

zbMATH Keywords

variational formulationcatenary curvelimit equilibrium analysisline of resistancestone arches

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Rods (beams, columns, shafts, arches, rings, etc.) (74K10) Compliance or weight optimization in solid mechanics (74P05)

Related Items (4)

Thrust line analysis and the minimum thickness of pointed masonry arches ⋮ Static upper/lower thrust and kinematic work balance stationarity for least-thickness circular masonry arch optimization ⋮ Limit equilibrium analysis and the minimum thickness of circular masonry arches to withstand lateral inertial loading ⋮ On the modelling of vaulted structures of equal strength

Uses Software

• AutoCAD

Cites Work

• Limit analysis of masonry vaults by means of curved shell finite elements and homogenization
• As hangs the flexible line: equilibrium of masonry arches
• Galileo was wrong: the geometrical design of masonry arches
• Milankovitch's \textit{Theorie der Druckkurven}: Good mechanics for masonry architecture
• Funicular analysis of masonry vaults

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