Masonry Arch & Bridge Strengthening Transport Research and Laboratory Tests

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Reinforcement &
Anchoring

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Waterwall, Blastec & Bespoke inflatable Structures

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Thursday June 21, 2001

A bridge with a known loading strength of 20 tonnes was taken to a 45 tonne load. The failure was due to the crushing of the brickwork (masonry) as predicted by analyses. It should be noted that this loading was the maximum the brickwork could sustain.

Figure 1: The assembled audience

Figure 2: Carl Brookes of Gifford & Partners explaining the procedures

Figure 3: The Bridge

Figure 4: The Failure mechanism

Figure 5: The Failure mechanism

Load test to failure on a ring-separated arch repaired using CINTEC Anchor System

by: S K Sumon
Unpublished Project Report
PR/CE/61/98
P6932

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Loading to failure of an Archtec strengthened brick arch using Cintec™ Multi-bar anchors

by: A Sexton and G I Crabb
PR/IS/59/01
P9493

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