ArchLab: a MATLAB tool for the Thrust Line Analysis of masonry arches

According to Heyman’s safe theorem of the limit analysis of masonry structures, the safety of masonry arches can be verified by finding at least one line of thrust entirely laying within the masonry and in equilibrium with external loads. If such a solution does exist, two extreme configurations of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marmo Francesco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2021-01-01
Series:Curved and Layered Structures
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/cls-2021-0003