DYNAMICS OF HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY BRIDGES

Dynamics of High-Speed
Railway Bridges
Editors

Raimundo Delgado & Rui Calçada

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering,
University of Porto, Portugal

José Maria Goicolea & Felipe Gabaldón

Computational Mechanics Group, Department of Mechanics and Structures,
E.T.S. Ingenieros de Caminos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
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Table of Contents

Preface vii
List of Authors ix

1 Dynamic behaviour of rail bridges: The train excitation

P. Ramondenc 1

2 Design issues related to dynamic effects for high speed railway bridges in Spain
J.M. Goicolea-Ruigómez & F. Gabaldón Castillo 9

3 Dynamics of bridges under moving loads (past, present and future)

L. Frýba 19

4 Experimental verifications of vibration – and fatigue conduct of viaducts and large

span bridges, crossed by high-speed trains
P. Van Bogaert 35

5 Last developments of dynamic analysis of bridges under moving train loads

S. Montens & J. Huyard 57

6 Assessment of the dynamic response of high-speed railway bridges

in interoperable lines
R. Delgado, R. Calçada, D. Ribeiro, J.R. Pinto, H. Figueiredo & I. Faria 73

7 Dynamic behaviour of ballast on railway bridges

M. Zacher & M. Baeßler 99

8 Dynamic analysis of structures under high speed train loads:

case studies in Spain
F. Gabaldón Castillo, F. Riquelme, J.M. Goicolea-Ruigómez & J.J Arribas 113

9 Dynamic calculations of high-speed railway bridges in France –

some case studies
W. Hoorpah 133

10 Recent advances in the understanding of bridge dynamic behaviour on

the West Coast Main Line Route Modernisation Project
P. Norris 147

Author index 171

Subject index 173

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Preface

The construction of high-speed railways comprises a set of demands, from safety aspects to
new types of equipment and construction solutions, involving the most recent and sophisticated
technologies.
Among these, emphasis is given to the railway behaviour where the structural elements are of
great relevance. The dynamics of the structure is in this case, more than in others, controlling the
process, being a crucial factor in issues such as the structural and railway safety and the passengers
comfort.
The ability to address the multiple issues relevant to this process requires expertise and know-
how on the dynamic analysis techniques, which have been recently developed in this field, with
repercussions in terms of the European regulations in this domain.
The themes included in this book are mainly based on the papers presented at the advanced
course and workshop “DYNAMICS OF HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY BRIDGES” organised by the
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP) and the Escuela Tecnica Superior de
Ingenieros de Caminos Canales y Puertos de Madrid (ETSICCyP). This book is included in a set of
three books: one with a more general thematic “BRIDGES FOR HIGH-SPEED RAILWAYS” and
other with a more focused thematic, such as the present book, “TRACK-BRIDGE INTERACTION
ON HIGH-SPEED RAILWAYS”.
The editors would like to thank all those who contributed to this book, in particular our distin-
guished guest chapters’ authors who heightened, with their knowledge and expertise, to the present
interest and quality of the book, the support of the sponsors for the events which originated the
materials for this book, and the institutional support of the Faculty of Engineering of the University
of Porto and the RAVE – Rede Ferroviária de Alta Velocidade, S.A.
We hope this book will be helpful not only to those professionals involved in the design, construc-
tion or maintenance of high speed railway systems, but also to researchers and students working in
this field.

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List of Authors

Diogo Ribeiro, FEUP – Portugal

Francisco Riquelme, UPM – Spain
Felipe Gabaldón, UPM – Spain
Helder Figueiredo, FEUP – Portugal
Ilídio Faria, UTAD – Portugal
J. Huyard, Systra – France
Juan José Arribas, UPM – Spain
José Maria Goicolea-Ruigómez, UPM – Spain
José Rui Pinto, FEUP – Portugal
Ladislav Frýba, ITAM – Czech Republic
Manfred Zacher, Deutsche Bahn AG – Germany
Matthias Baeβler, Federal Research Institute – Germany
Paul Norris, Mott MacDonald – United Kingdom
Philippe Ramondenc, SNCF – France
Philippe Van Bogaert, Ghent University – Belgium
Raimundo Delgado, FEUP – Portugal
Rui Calçada, FEUP – Portugal
Serge Montens, Systra – France
Wasoodev Hoorpah, MIO – France

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