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Comparative Numerical Analysis of Different Strengthening Systems of Historical Brick Arches
 
 
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Department of Technical Bases of Architectural Design, Faculty of Architecture Department of Mechanics of Materials, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering Department of Technical Bases of Architectural Design, Faculty of Architecture Gdansk University of Technology Narutowicza str. 11/12, 80-233 Gdańsk, POLAND
 
 
Online publication date: 2017-06-09
 
 
Publication date: 2017-05-24
 
 
International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Engineering 2017;22(2):483-491
 
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The article presents a comparative numerical analysis of various ways to strengthen historical brick arches. Five ways of strengthening brick arches with steel tie-rods have been proposed. Two of these involve the use of braces wrapped around pillars supporting the arch connected with a tie-rod; the other two ways involve the use of the tie-rods with welded metal sheets of different sizes; the latter involves the use of a tie-rod glued with the use of an epoxy adhesive. The collected data were compared with the reference model of the arch left without any interference. The results make it possible to evaluate the effectiveness of the methods by comparing displacements in the vertical and horizontal direction and stresses. The article indicates the direction of proper planning and design of the arch strengthening in brick structures in historical buildings.
 
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