Failure Resistance of Historic Stone Bridge Structure of Charles Bridge. II: Susceptibility to Floods

Pragmatic multi-scale and multi-physics analysis of Charles Bridge in Prague

“…On the other hand, replacement of the components introduced into the structure during the 1966-1975 reconstruction is not necessary as the load-bearing capacity of the bridge is sufficient and the temperature effects seem to be stabilized. In addition, there is no need to introduce a compliant separation layer between the parapet walls as proposed in [2,3,4]; their mutual interaction is prevented by the temperatureinduced cracking, recall Table 6 Validation of non-linear mechanical model.…”

“…Moreover, it turned out that despite a noteworthy experimental effort, the computational assessment of the bridge was based on the assumptions of linear elasticity and dimensionally reduced models, e.g. [1,2,3,4]. This naturally led to the requirement for more detailed and realistic simulations of the bridge response to relevant external impacts to provide a firmer ground for re-evaluation of the proposed reconstruction measures.…”

The Application of Carbon Composites in the Rehabilitation of Historic Baroque Vaults

“…Numerical analyses of vaulted structures made at the authors' workplace within [1] revealed the high sensitivity of vaults to the deformations of their supporting structure [42,43]. The likely cause of The numerical analysis of identically vertically loaded vaults with statically effective vault tendons (ties) did not demonstrate the formation of tensile stresses in the vault masonry.…”

Flood Risk Assessment of Masonry Arch Bridges

“…With reference to the foundations and the soil, masonry arch bridges are often built on shallow foundations [32], [33], making them very vulnerable to scour. In order to simulate accurately the scour effects, the bridge model should also include the foundation and the surrounding soil domain.…”