Imperial College London
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Dr Christian Malaga-Chuquitaype

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Senior Lecturer
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 5007c.malaga Website CV

 
 
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Assistant

 

Ms Ruth Bello +44 (0)20 7594 6040

 
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Location

 

322Skempton BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{McLean:2021:10.1016/j.softx.2021.100731,
author = {McLean, T and Málaga-Chuquitaype, C and Kalapodis, N and Kampas, G},
doi = {10.1016/j.softx.2021.100731},
journal = {SoftwareX},
pages = {1--8},
title = {OpenArch: An open-source package for determining the minimum-thickness of arches under seismic loads},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2021.100731},
volume = {15},
year = {2021}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Arches are elegant and efficient structural forms that can be used in a wide variety of applications, from bridges to extraterrestrial shielding structures. Oftentimes their design hinges around the identification of the minimum-thickness required to ensure their stability when subjected to gravity and lateral (inertial) loading. This work presents a MATLAB-based code called OpenArch developed within a procedural programming framework for the preliminary design and assessment of optimal arch forms of minimum thickness when subjected to combined self-weight and seismically induced loads. The code, which is based on limit thrust-line analysis can handle any classical or non-classical no-tension arch form and the results compare excellently with the few available analytical solutions.
AU  - McLean,T
AU  - Málaga-Chuquitaype,C
AU  - Kalapodis,N
AU  - Kampas,G
DO  - 10.1016/j.softx.2021.100731
EP  - 8
PY  - 2021///
SN  - 2352-7110
SP  - 1
TI  - OpenArch: An open-source package for determining the minimum-thickness of arches under seismic loads
T2  - SoftwareX
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.softx.2021.100731
UR  - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352711021000686?via%3Dihub
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/89820
VL  - 15
ER  -
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