What is it about?
The purpose of this paper aims at critically examining Monasterio’s unpublished manuscript, found by Santiago Huerta in the Library of the Escuela de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and entitled Nueva teórica sobre el empuje de bóvedas.
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Monasterio's manuscript has a relevant role within the historical development of pre-elastic theories on vaulted structures since for the first time the topic concerning non-symmetric masonry arches is investigated. Thus, first of entering into the detailed analysis of the manuscript, a brief account of the historical literature concerning the pre-elastic theories on vaulted structures will be given by identifying two significant research lines, namely the kinematic and static approach, the last one first introduced by Coulomb in his Essai of 1773.
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This page is a summary of: Revisiting Monasterio’s Unpublished Manuscript: A Critical Review of the Collapse Modes Analysis of Non-Symmetric and Symmetric Masonry Arches, International Journal of Architectural Heritage, October 2019, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/15583058.2019.1648586.
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