Minimum Thrust of Rounded Cross Vaults |
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Authors: | Simona Coccia Mario Como |
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Institution: | Department of Civil Engineering, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy |
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Abstract: | This study analyzes the static behavior of the rounded cross vaults based on the limit analysis approach developed for masonry structures and adopts a rigid no-tension constitutive model with no sliding. The kinematic theorem of the limit analysis with a compatible tridimensional mechanism is applied on these structures with the aim of evaluating the minimum thrust. In this way it was possible to build some abaci in which the ratio between the minimum thrust and the weight is plotted versus the geometrical characteristics of the vaults. Finally, the proposed abaci are used to calculate the thrust of the main vault of the Diocletian Baths in Rome. |
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Keywords: | masonry minimum thrust limit analysis rounded cross vaults kinematic approach |
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