TEK AÇIKLIKLI DAİRESEL KAGİR KEMER KÖPRÜLERİN GÖÇME YÜKLERİNİN LİMİT ANALİZ YÖNTEMLERİ İLE HESAPLANMASI.

In this study, an algorithm to assess the collapse load of single span circular masonry arch bridges according to the lower-bound theorem of limit analysis is developed. The algorithm uses techniques of linear programming and converges to the true collapse load from below; ie. predicts the safe collapse load. The algorithm is implemented in Matlab environment. The results compare well with those available in the literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]