Monforte Bridge (case study)
Monforte Bridge is a sixteenth century masonry arch bridge in the southeast of Galicia. The bridge has four semicircular or segmental arches between a 7.0- and 11.0-m span, triangular buttresses, and an upward arching profile, as shown. This bridge is very important because it is an ancient structure that provides contemporary strategic road access to the city. Therefore, the structure is supporting traffic loads much heavier than in former times, and diagnosis is required to ensure its stability and durability.
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Road network Bridge
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42° 31' 22.70" N, 7° 30' 53.27" W
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Research
Object state
The purpose is to analyze the potential of GPR in obtaining previously unknown, inner details that can be valuable information for developing future conservation and strengthening techniques. This case includes the use of FDTD modeling for an exhaustive interpretation of the field GPR data. Also, the input to the computation of FDTD modeling was a raster image containing a geometric description of the structural elements to simulate.
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Electrical properties
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This case study was contributed by Gabriel Suárez of Universidad De Vigo. Last edited by technical staff.