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Masonry Arch Subgroup

Introduction

The Masonry Arch Subgroup of the Bridge Owners' Forum is an ad-hoc grouping of bridge owners for which masonry arch bridges form an important part of their inventory.

Members of the subgroup include representatives from:

• The Highways Agency
• British Waterways
• The County Surveyors Society
• Network Rail Infrastructure Limited

Activities

Activities of the subgroup have included:

• Visit to Bradford University
• Examination of different arch strengthening techniques
• CIRIA Masonry Arch Best Practice Guide

Arch Strengthening

Cintec

	Archtec: Pop Bottle Bridge Supplementary Load Test (PDF file 948KB)
	Archtec: Verification of Structural Analysis (PDF file 1.13MB)

Bersche-Rolt

Abridged Presentation on the Bersche-Rolt Retrofitted System (PDF file 7.2MB)

Helifix

Analysis and Strengthening of Masonry Bridges [members only] Arup & Parsons Brinckerhoff (PDF file 1.6MB)