Ramp/bridge interface in railway prestressed concrete bridge Article

Wang, TL. (1990). Ramp/bridge interface in railway prestressed concrete bridge . JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING, 116(6), 1648-1659. 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(1990)116:6(1648)

cited authors

  • Wang, TL

authors

abstract

  • The purpose of this paper is to study the factors that contribute to the dynamic behavior of railway ramp/bridge interfaces A nonlinear 100-ton freight car vehicle model (gross weight 131.5 tons) and a 50-ft (15.24-m) long ballasted prestressed concrete railway bridge were used to determine the approach of the ramp/bridge interface that creates the least dynamic response The track irregularities on the approach of the ramp/bridge interface and the bridge were generated from power spectral density functions for Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Class 4 track (maximum speed 60 mph) Impact percentages in the bridge due to a two 100-ton freight car train operating at 50 mph (80.45 km/h) were calculated The influences of ramp length and vertical track stiffness in the ramp/bridge interface were studied. © ASCE.

publication date

  • January 1, 1990

published in

start page

  • 1648

end page

  • 1659

volume

  • 116

issue

  • 6