ARCH'04
4th International Conference on Arch Bridges
Barcelona, Spain
2004
PLENARY LECTURES
[001] Alessio Ageno, Andrea Bernabò, Federico Foce and Anna Sinopoli - Theory and history of the thrust line for masonry arches. A brief account
[002] Santiago Pérez-Fadón Martínez - Arches: evolution and future trends
[003] Per Tveit - Reduce costs by building optimal network arches
[004] Bao-chun Chen , You-jie Chen , Ze-bao Qin, Hiroshi Hikosaka - Application of concrete filled steel tubular arch bridges and study on ultimate load-carrying capacity
[005] Leonardo Fernández Troyano - Procedures for the construction of large concrete arches
HISTORY, ANCIENT CASE STUDIES
[006] Carla Ceraldi, Ennio Russo Ermolli - Timber arch bridges: a design by leonardo
[007] M. Corradi, V. Filemio - A brief comparison between mechanical aspects and construction of arch bridges during the xviiith and xixth centuries
[008] Giulio Mirabella Roberti, Elisa V. Temporin - The “gradelle” bridge on st. Massimo channel in padova
[009] Jure Radić - Arch bridges made by croatian builder milivoj frkovic
[010] Masoud Makarchian - Old arch bridges in hamadan province
[011] L. Bove1, I. Bergamasco, M. Lippiello - The stone bridges in southern italy: from the roman tradition to the middle of 19th centuries
ASSESSMENT
[012] C. Melbourne, H.Tao - The behaviour of open spandrel masonry arch bridges
[013] A. Barbieri, V. Chiaradia and A. Di Tommaso - Railway masonry arch bridge of venice lagoon: history, technology and structural behaviour
[014] Thomas E. Boothby, Kent M. Hulet and Terry R. Stanton - Inspection, assessment, and monitoring of railroad arch bridges in southwestern pennsylvania
[015] Zoltán Orbán - Assessment, reliability and maintenance of masonry arch railway bridges in europe
[016] Bill Harvey and Warren Houghton - Dynamic effects in arch bridges – a field study
[017] V. Gattulli, G. Conflitti - Reliability-based assessment of a concrete arch bridge
[018] Jan Bien and Tomasz Kaminski - Masonry arch bridges in poland
[019] J. A. Martín-Caro, J. L. Martínez J. León - A first level structural analysys tool for the spanish railways masonry arch bridges
[020] T. Aoki, T. Komiyama, S. Miyata, M. Miura and Y. Igarashi - Research on deterioration for rakanji stone arch bridge, honyabakei, oita, japan
[021] Bill Blake, David De Haan - Use of integrated survey techniques: measuring the iron bridge
[022] prof. John Cascante, ing. Pietro Crespi, ing. Giovanni Franchi, prof. Antonio Migliacci and prof. Paola Ronca - New developments of sonic tests applied to thick masonry structures
[023] Cennamo C., D Angelo S. - Valuation of seismic vulnerability as support for conservation of masonry bridges
[024] Bill Harvey and Ian Bucknall - Evaluation of arch bridge defects a handbook for network rail
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
[025] A. Sinopoli, M. Rapallini and Pierre Smars - Plasticity, coulomb friction and sliding in the limit analysis of masonry arches
[026] Matthew Gilbert, Husham M. Ahmed - Developments to the ring masonry arch bridge analysis software
[027] I. Bergamasco, G. D’Anza, L. Dodaro, M. Lippiello - The stone bridges design: from old treatises to new numerical methods
[028] Kazuyuki Mizutori, Kenji Kosa and Hisanori Otsuka - Seismicity of super-long concrete arch bridge with over 600m center span
[029] Hikaru Nakamura, Naoyuki Tamehiro,Tada-aki Tanabe and Junichiro Niwa - Study on stability criterion of super-long concrete arch
[030] A. Cavicchi and L. Gambarotta - Upper bound limit analysis of multispan masonry bridges including arch-fill interaction
[031] S. Galasso , M. Paradiso, G. Tempesta - A numerical method for no - tension analysis of masonry arches
[032] A. Barbieri, C. Carloni and A. Di Tommaso - Masonry orthotropic vaults in historical construction:the herring-bone pattern technology
[033] M. Arici and M. F. Granata - Large displacement analysis of slender arches
[034] Colin C. Smith, Matthew Gilbert and Philip A. Callaway - Geotechnical issues in the analysis of masonry arch bridges
[035] Danila Aita - The Statics of Pointed Masonry Arches between 'Limit' and 'Elastic' Analysis
EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES
[036] P. Roca, C. Molins - Experiments on arch bridges
[037] Clive Melbourne, Adrienn K. Tomor and Jinyan Wang - Cyclic load capacity and endurance limit of multi-ring masonry arches
[038] W. De Corte, Ph. Van Bogaert, H. De Backer and B. De Pauw - Verification of local and global bridge action of a tied arch railway bridge with orthotropic deck during consecutive test phases
[039] R. Hayen, K. Van Balen and D. Van Gemert - The mechanical behaviour of mortars in triaxial compression
[040] Martínez J.L., Martín-Caro J.A., León J - Masonry compressive strength enhancement under eccentric axial load
[041] Thomas E. Boothby, Ece Erdogmus and Yurianto Yurianto - Transverse strength of a model masonry arch bridge
REPAIR AND STRENGTHENING
[042] Clive Melbourne and Adrienn K. Tomor - Fatigue performance of composite and radial-pin reinforcement on multi-ring masonry arches
[043] C. Modena, M.R. Valluzzi, F. da Porto*, F. Casarin* and C. Bettio - Structural upgrading of a brick masonry arch bridge at the lido (venice)
[044] Peng Dawen and Hong Jinxiang - Development, actuality and strengthening of double curved arch bridge in china
[045] Daniel V. Oliveira and Paulo B. Lourenço - Repair of stone masonry arch bridges
[046] Martínez Martínez, José Antonio,García Castillo, Luis María - The adaptation of masonry arch bridges. The cerezo bridge experience
[047] M. Miri & T.G. Hughes - Increased load capacity of arch bridges using slab reinforced concrete
[048] Ph. Van Bogaert, W. De Corte, B. De Pauw and H. De Backer - Slender steel arches with particular hanger arrangement for modernising concrete bridges (arch´04)
[049] Carl L Brookes and Paul J Mullett - Service load testing, numerical simulation and strengthening of masonry arch bridges
[050] X. Font - Restoration of the pont trencat (broken bridge). Barcelona, spain. (arch'04)
MODERN BRIDGES-NEW DEVELOPMENTS
[051] Man-Chung Tang and John Sun - Design of the main spans of the chongqing caiyuanba bridge
[052] Yi-yan Chen , Bao-chun Chen, Huai-ying Zheng - Design of the dongguan shuidao bridge in guangdong , china
[053] Yuan-hai Yang , Bao-chun Chen, Wenjin Huang - Design and construction of napu bridge, zhe-jian, china
[054] Wei-zhong Zhang, Bao-chun Chen, Wen-jin Huang - Design of the second highway bridge over yellow river in zhengzhou, china
[055] V. Čandrlić , J.Radić , I. Gukov - Research of concrete arch bridges up to 1000 m in span
[056] Kazuto Kamisakoda , Hikaru Nakamura and Atsushi Nakamura - Studies on long-span concrete arch bridge for construction at ikarajima in japan
[057] Zlatko Šavor, Jure Radić and Goran Puž - Krka river bridge near skradin
[058] B. De Pauw , Ph. Van Bogaert, W. De Corte and H. De Backer - Steel tied arch bridges with fan hanger arrangement
[059] Giorgio Mazzarolo, Paolo Franchetti , Claudio Modena - Aluminium pedestrian bridge in parco san giuliano, mestre, venice, italy
[060] Paulo B. Lourenço, Késio Palácio and Joaquim O. Barros - Designrecommendations for reinforced masonry arches
[061] José Antonio Llombart, Jordi Revoltós, Sergio Couto - Bridge over the river jarama at titulcia (madrid)
[062] José Antonio Llombart, Jordi Revoltós - Bridge over the river tagus on the alcántara reservoir
[063] J. E. Croiset, J. Ryckaert, G. Viel and A. Spielmann - The viaduct of the grande ravine: a bridge with a limited and controlled arch effect
[064] Manuel Reventós, Josep Maria Prió and Albert Mas - Pedestrian arch footbridges
[065] Manuel Reventós and Albert Mas - New bridge over the river anoia between igualada and santa margarida de motbui
[066] Jose M. Velasco - Arched steel structure that supports the cover of santa catarina´s market in barcelona
NETWORK ARCH BRIDGES
[067] Hans De Backer, Bart De Pauw, Wouter De Corte and Philippe Van Bogaert - Force variations and slackness in tied arch bridges with crossing hangers
[068] Mathias Räck, Frank Schanack, Per Tveit - Erection of network arches
[069] Dipl.-Ing. Benjamin Brunn, Dipl.-Ing. Frank Schanack and Dipl.-Ing. Uwe Steimann - Network arches for railway bridges
[070] Wolfgang Graβe, Stephan Teich, Per Tveit, Stefan Wendelin - Network arches for road bridges
[071] Dipl.-Ing. Stephan Teich - Fatigue optimization in network arches
CFST BRIDGES
[072] Wei-Xin Ren, Bijaya Jaishi and Zhou-Hong Zong - Concrete-filled steel tubular arch bridge:dynamic testing and fe model updating
[073] H.Fujita, Q. Wu, M. Yoshimura, K. Takahashi, S. Nakamura and K. Furukaw - Nonlinear seismic analysis of the second saikai bridge -concrete filled tubular (cft) arch bridge
[074] Chao SUN, Baochun Chen, Yaling YANG - Erection analysis of the cfst arch bridge by vertical swing method over the jing-hang canal in xuzhou, china
[075] Takahashi, Q. Wu, M. Yoshimura, H. Fujita, S. Nakamura and K. Furukawa - Dynamic response analysis of the second saikai bridge –a concrete filled tubular (cft) arch bridge
[076] Jian-gang Wei, Lin-Qiang Zhao, Bao-chun Chen, Gui-han Peng - The influence of rigidity value of concrete filled steel tubular (single tube) arch rib to static calculation results
[077] Q. Wu, B. Chen, K. Takahashi, H. Matsuzaka and S. Nakamura - Study on natural vibration and nonlinear seismic response of concrete filled tubular (cft) arch bridge constructed in china