Analysis of the deflections, vibrations, and stability of leaning arches

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dc.contributor.authorHou, Ailien
dc.contributor.committeechairPlaut, Raymond H.en
dc.contributor.committeememberHolzer, Siegfried M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBarker, Richard M.en
dc.contributor.departmentCivil Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:47:08Zen
dc.date.adate2005-10-07en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:47:08Zen
dc.date.issued1996-09-15en
dc.date.rdate2005-10-07en
dc.date.sdate2005-10-07en
dc.description.abstractIn recent years, leaning arches have been used in frameworks for some tent structures. Various people have studied the behavior of a single vertical arch; however, only a few researchers have considered the three-dimensional behavior of arches and leaning arches. The objective of this thesis is to analyze the three-dimensional nonlinear behavior of leaning arches, particularly the load-deflection and load-frequency relationships, and to provide a basis for future design guidelines. In this study, vertical arches of different shapes and load combinations are analyzed in order to compare with previous results given by other researchers. Then, the behavior of single tilted arches with different tilt angles is considered. Finally, a leaning arch structure, with two arches inclined to each other and joined at the top, is considered. The load displacement and load-frequency relationships, as well as some buckling modes, are discussed and presented in both tabular and graphical formats.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentxix, 155 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-10072005-094858en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10072005-094858/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/45088en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1996.H68.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 36113956en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectvibrationen
dc.subjectfrequencyen
dc.subjectdeflectionen
dc.subjectleaning archen
dc.subjectbucklingen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1996.H68en
dc.titleAnalysis of the deflections, vibrations, and stability of leaning archesen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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