BRAKING AND ACCELERATION FORCES ON BRIDGES AND INTERACTION BETWEEN TRACK AND STRUCTURE. BRAKING AND STARTING TESTS ON A CFF TWO-SPAN (2X15M CONTINUOUS BEAMS) CONCRETE BRIDGE BALLASTED TRACK

The report gives results of measurements obtained in braking and starting tests on a two-span concrete bridge with continuous ballast bed, each span being 15 m. The distribution of braking and starting forces in abutments, piers, rails and ballast bed is shown.

  • Supplemental Notes:
    • Restrictions on the use of this document are contained in the explanatory material.
  • Corporate Authors:

    International Union of Railways

    Office of Research and Experiments
    Utrecht,   Netherlands 
  • Publication Date: 1976-4

Media Info

  • Features: Figures; Tables;
  • Pagination: 39 p.

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00053216
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: International Union of Railways
  • Report/Paper Numbers: D101/RP 8/E
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Aug 4 1977 12:00AM