AN ASSESSMENT BY HSE OF THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE FORTH RAIL BRIDGE

This report, which presents HSE's (Health & Safety Executive), assessment of the structural integrity of the Forth Railway Bridge is in two parts. Part A describes the terms of reference, legal considerations, assessment strategy conclusions and recommendations. Part B describes the engineering assessment undertaken. The assessment comprised a condition survey, a hazard analysis and a structural analysis and it is HSE's judgement that: (1) the bridge is safe, in its current condition, to carry Railtrack's present loading; (2) although the bridge has been allowed to deteriorate, at present the structural integrity of the bridge is not compromised; (3) the assessed carrying capacity of the bridge in its current condition complies with modern standards of safe design of bridge structures; the existing maintenance regime requires improvement if the deterioration of the bridge is to be arrested and potential structural problems in the future are to be avoided. Recommendaitons are made.

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• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 35 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge bearings; Bridge management systems; Bridges; Evaluation and assessment; Highway capacity; Loads; Maintenance; Railroad tracks; Safety; Surveillance
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 3415: Bearing (bridge); 3455: Bridge; 3409: Bridge management system; 643: Capacity (road, footway); 9020: Evaluation (assessment); 5567: Load; 3847: Maintenance; 1665: Safety; 9101: Surveillance; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00780910
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-7176-1163-9
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jan 7 2000 12:00AM