FINITE-ELEMENT ANALYSIS OF MASONRY ARCH BRIDGES USING TAPERED ELEMENTS.

Keywords: NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY, BRITISH RAIL RESEARCH, FINITE ELEMENTS, ANALYSIS, MASONRY, ARCHES, BRIDGES, ELEMENTS, DEVELOPMENT, BEAMS, MODELS, SIMULATION, BEHAVIOUR, LOADING, COLLAPSE, SOLUTIONS, CRACKS, LOADS, INCREMENT, ITERATIVE, METHODS, PREDICTION, DISPLACEMENT, CONFIGURATION, EQUILIBRIUM, CONVERGENCE, CHARACTERISTICS, TESTS, NODAL, RINGS, EFFECTIVE, DISTRIBUTION, PASSIVE, LATERAL, FILL, PRESSURE, MOVEMENT, BRICKS, STONE, RAILWAYS, TAPERED, TAPERS, BRIDGEMILL, BARGOWER, PRESTON, UK