University of Sheffield

Exploiting the Resilience of Masonry Arch Bridge Infrastructure (ERMABI) workshop

The Exploiting the Resilience of Masonry Arch Bridge Infrastructure (ERMABI) project, led by the University of Sheffield, is a collaborative project that also involves Imperial College London and the ...
Science Daily

Researcher turns one of the basic rules of construction upside down

Structural engineers are familiar with seventeenth-century scientist Robert Hooke's theory that a hanging chain will mirror the shape of an upstanding rigid arch. However, new research now shows that ...
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Masonry arch bridge over the Seine at Neuilly (Paris), 1768

This model is of the masonry arch bridge over the Seine at Neuilly designed by Jean Rudolph Perronet. The model displays each of the five arches at different stages of completion, cofferdams pile ...
University of Sheffield

Exploiting the resilience of masonry arch bridge infrastructure

Masonry arch bridges still form the backbone of the UK's transport infrastructure; approaching 50% of bridge spans on the UK rail and regional highway networks are masonry. However, a number of ...
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Aston University researcher turns one of the basic rules of construction upside down

An Aston University researcher has turned one of the basic rules of construction on its head. For centuries a hanging chain has been used as an example to explain how masonry arches stand. Structural ...