Fatigue verification of a railway bridge deck according to the EN1992-1-1

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2010

Authors

Carlos Sousa (Author) FEUP; Rui Calçada (Author) FEUP; Afonso Serra Neves (Author) FEUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: First International Workshop Design of Concrete Structures using EN 1992-1-1

Pages: 1-8

First International Workshop Design of Concrete Structures using EN 1992-1-1

Prague, 16 a 17 de Setembro de 2010

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FOS: Engineering and technology > Civil engineering

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Authenticus ID: P-00P-4X5

Abstract (EN): Railway bridges are subjected to important cyclic loads, which implies that the fatigue strength of these structures must be verified at the design stage. The EN1992-1-1 provides a procedure for fatigue verification of concrete structures. Additional information regarding the fatigue behaviour of railway bridges is given by the European codes EN1992-2 and EN1991-2. However, some specificities of the fatigue behaviour of these structures are not covered by these documents. This paper discusses such specificities and proposes a possible approach to be followed in the fatigue verification of railway bridge decks. Some incoherencies in the design rules provided by the Eurocodes are also discussed. Possible improvements of these standards are suggested.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 8