[EN] Masonry arches and their typical failure do not fall elegantly into standard design and analysis methods. The system is highly dependent on geometry and failure is dominated by mechanization, not material strength. ...
Varela, Candelaria(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2022-03-30)
[ES] La conservación del Patrimonio Arquitectónico es, en la actualidad, una actividad clave en el ejercicio de la profesión. La historia de los pueblos se nos presenta siempre a través de sus permanencias arquitectónicas ...
Mata-Falcón, Jaime; Pallarés Rubio, Luis; Miguel Sosa, Pedro(Elsevier, 2019-03-15)
[EN] Dapped-end beams are frequent precast concrete elements. Spalling on the top of the hanger reinforcement has been observed to be often their governing failure mode. This failure hinders the geometric definition of ...
Cortés Moreno, Eduardo; Bonet Senach, José Luís; Romero, Manuel L.; Miguel Sosa, Pedro(Elsevier, 2011-02-03)
Most design codes (Model Code 90, ACI-318-2008 and Eurocode-2-2004) suggest that the effect of a geometrical imperfection ought to be taken into account in the most unfavorable direction when designing slender reinforced ...
RAMAGE, Michael H.; OCHSENDORF, John A.; RICH, Peter(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2010-02-17)
The Mapungubwe National Park Interpretive Centre, South Africa achieves economy of
means, social improvement and low environmental impact in a remote World Heritage site.
This paper outlines the design methodology and ...