Search for dissertations about: "Analysis of traffic load effects an railway bridges"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Analysis of traffic load effects an railway bridges.

  2. 1. Analysis of traffic load effects an railway bridges

    Author : Gerard James; KTH; []
    Keywords : bridge; rail; traffic load. Load effect. Dynamic amplification factor; extreme value theor; peaks-over-threshold;

    Abstract : The work presented in this thesis studies the load and loadeffects of traffic loads on railway bridges. The increasedknowledge of the traffic loads, simulated using fieldmeasurements of actual trains, are employed in a reliabilityanalysis in an attempt at upgrading existing railwaybridges. READ MORE

  4. 2. On some Fatigue Problems Related to Steel Bridges

    Author : Roberto Crocetti; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; modular bridge expansion joints; full-scale testing; web breathing; postbuckling behaviour; fatigue; riveted connections;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns three specific fatigue topics related to steel members in bridges, namely: (1) Modular Bridge Expansion Joints (MBEJs). Several premature fatigue failures of MBEJs have occurred in Europe and USA during the past decades. READ MORE