Analysis and measurement of the behaviour of high speed railway (HSR) bridges

Óscar Ramón Ramos, David García, Marcos J. Pantaleón

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Abstract

Experience in the field of design and structural analysis of high-speed railway bridges in the last 25 years needs to be fed back to the data obtained from the analysis of the actual behaviour of the structure after commissioning. Aspects as fundamental as the sizing of expansion joints, location of fixed points, the dynamic amplification due to real traffic or the POT bearing behaviour have unresolved unknowns. This project led by ADIF, the Administrator of Railway Infrastructures in Spain, was developed between 2006 and 2009 and was oriented in two ways: continuous monitoring of hundred structures through regular field visits, and the monitoring of four singular viaducts: Viaduct over "Arroyo las Piedras", Viaduct over "Arroyo del Valle" and San Boi Viaduct.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEngineering for Progress, Nature and People
PublisherInternational Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE)
Pages2781-2788
Number of pages8
ISBN (Electronic)9783857481352
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Event37th IABSE Symposium on Engineering for Progress, Nature and People - Madrid, Spain
Duration: 3 Sept 20145 Sept 2014

Publication series

NameEngineering for Progress, Nature and People

Conference

Conference37th IABSE Symposium on Engineering for Progress, Nature and People
Country/TerritorySpain
CityMadrid
Period3/09/145/09/14

Keywords

  • Bearing
  • Dynamic amplification
  • Expansion joint
  • High speed railway
  • Monitoring
  • Statistics

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