Catenary arch of finite thickness as the optimal arch shape
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DOI: 10.1007/s00158-019-02304-9
Abstract: Based on the analogy with the load path of a homogeneous hanging chain, catenary has been for over three centuries considered to be an ideal masonry arch’s shape. In the present research, after the thrust… read more here.
Keywords: catenary arch; arch shape; arch; arch finite ... See more keywords