Stick models are widely used in studying the behaviour of straight as well as skew bridges and viaducts subjected to earthquakes while carrying out preliminary studies. The application of such models to highly curved bridges continues to pose challenging problems. A viaduct proposed in the foothills of the Himalayas in Northern India is chosen for the study. It is having 8 simply supported span...

Effective and detailed planning of large-scale, complex construction projects is of great importance to fulfilling project cost and time objectives. At Tsinghua University of China and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the four dimensional-computer aided design (4D construction operations simulation methodology have been researched for years respectively, resulting in innovative, in constru...

1 ABSTRACT This text is based on the fact that the viaduct areas constitute nowadays the shelter and the income source of one parcel of the urban population of great Brazilian cities. It is intended, at first, to trace a picture of habitation situation in contemporary Brazil, regarding matters related to local production and its reach. Next, through an investigation about the characteristics of...

Abstract This research concerns the use of warped ruled surfaces in load bearing structures 19th century stone bridges Prague. The descriptions a skew arch used at Negrelli Viaduct and special surface called “corne de vache” Legion Bridge are based not only on historical survey, archival materials period publications, but also contemporary measurements.