HOW TO LIVE WITH OLD BRIDGE SUBSTRUCTURES ON INDIAN RAILWAYS

Most of the Indian Railway network was completed prior to 1903. The age of bridges raises questions about their safety and strengthening. The author tries, by means of a mathematical study, to provide an answer to this question.

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  Research Design and Standards Organization

  Alambagh, Lucknow 5,   India 
• Authors:
  • Agrawal, S R
• Publication Date: 1974-2

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 30-43
• Serial:
  • Indian Railway Technical Bulletin
  • Volume: 31
  • Issue Number: 192
  • Publisher: Research Design and Standards Organization
  • ISSN: 0019-6266

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge design; Bridges; Mathematical analysis; Reconstruction; Safety; Structural analysis; Structural design
• Identifier Terms: Indian Railways
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00129289
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 19 1976 12:00AM