...Fenghua Huang; Jinxiao Wang; Nianguan Teng In this paper, a computational model was constructed to investigate the vibrations of a maglev vehicle–guideway bridge system under vertical earthquake. The maglev vehicle was modelled as a multi-rigid body with 10 degrees of freedom, while the guideway...

...Yujie Wang, PhD; Yaqin Chen, PhD; Ping OuYang, PhD; Jun Wang, PhD Bridges are essential for regional traffic and economic development. Damage to a bridge due to terrorist attack or accidental explosion can cause severe losses and impacts on whole cities and regions. In order to analyse the response...

...Qi-Yang Zou; Xiao-Zhen Li; Xing-xing Li; Jun Xiao; Ming Wang This study introduces a novel multivariate stochastic process simulation algorithm to generate fluctuating wind velocity time histories of the vehicle–bridge united system. The Kaimal spectrum and wind spectrum relative to a moving point...

...Mona Sherpa, MA, EMBA; Ansu Tumbahangfe, MA, MA; Niraj Acharya, MSc, MTechEd; Devendra Chhetry, PhD; Indu Tuladhar, MA; Jane Carter, PhD This paper considers the extent to which the full and equal rights guaranteed in Nepal's constitution are reflected in the government's trail bridge programme...

...Jun Dongol Hada, MSc Nepal is progressive in mainstreaming gender equality and social inclusion in the rural transport sector. Research studies were conducted using qualitative methods to assess the extent to which people living within the zone of influence of road and bridge projects have...

... to develop site-specific vehicle restriction methods. At this point, it should also be noted that a number of tests have also been carried out to investigate transient wind effects on vehicles as they pass bridge pylons (Argentini et al., 2011 ; Rocchi et al., 2012 ; Wang and Xu, 2015...

...Fei Han, DEng; Hu Wang, PhD; Dan-hui Dan, PhD A three-dimensional finite-element vehicle–bridge–bridge deck pavement (BDP) coupling vibration model was built to investigate the coupled effect of bridge surface roughness and vehicle velocity on the dynamic response of BDPs under random vehicle loads...

...Martin Allen, BSc ACGI CEng MICE The £500 million East London railway works contract in the UK includes the design and construction of a series of underline bridge structures, carrying the upgraded and extended railway between the refurbished Kingsland viaduct at its northern end and the former...

... 2012 19 7 2011 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved 2013 bridges infrastructure planning railway systems In 1996 London Underground (LU) obtained powers to take over disused railway infrastructure in east London. Old railway structures that dated back to the latter part...

...G. T. Bessant, CEng, FICE, AMIStructE, MCILT; P. Williams, CEng, MICE Bridge D141 carries the District line of London Underground over the River Lea and Bow Creek in the east of London in the Greater London area. The District line is one of the three west-to-east lines of the London Underground...

... instead. Three significant viaducts carry the track over obstacles from roads, railways and rivers (Thurrock, Aveley and Rainham Creek Viaducts). Construction started in January 2002 and was completed in July 2005. bridges flooding & floodworks rail track design The route (Fig. 1) runs...

... that the factors of safety were below the required values given in the current LUL standards for resistance against sliding and bearing failure. 23 04 2004 10 08 2004 © 2005 Thomas Telford Ltd 2005 bridges steel structures tunnels & tunnelling Covered ways 12 and 58...

...E. J. O'Brien, PhD, CEng, FIEI, MIStructE; A. Žnidaric, MSc; K. Brady, BSc, PhD; A. González, MSc, PhD; A. O'Connor, PhD, CEng, MIEI Bridges, earth-retaining walls and buried structures make up a substantial proportion of the fixed assets of the land-based transportation infrastructure within...

...G. T. Bessant Putney Railway Bridge is one of seven railway bridges crossing the River Thames in the Greater London Area and is one of only four providing a cross-London route. This paper covers the history of the bridge, the problems that developed in the bridge, the solutions developed to resolve...

... to London Bridge need to be constructed with various adjustments to the other tracks in the proposed new layout. To improve the efficiency of other important services from the Greenwich direction, it is also necessary to reuse the two disused tracks on the northern viaduct to link back with the main viaduct...

... that when supported conventionally on bridge bearings, stability against overturning was obtained under the high lateral wind forces. The two girders were supported on a ‘mushroom head’ on a circular pier stem. Foundations were conventional pilecaps, having typically four 1·5 m diameter bored piles founded...

...J. E. Whitbread, BEng, MEng, CEng, MICE; J. R. Benn, MA, MSc, CEng, FICE, FCIWEM, MASCE; J. M. Hailes This paper discusses the nature of scour at bridge structures and reviews the available methods of assessing scour potential and the risk of failure. A management system based on the authors...

...K. D. Flaig, Dipl-Ing; R. J. Lark, BSc, PhD, CEng, MICE In order to address what maintenance to tackle within given budgetary constraints, bridge managers are now turning to computerized bridge management systems. All too often, however, the capabilities of these systems fail to satisfy...

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