OVERVIEW OF RAILROAD BRIDGES AND ASSESSMENT OF METHODS TO MONITOR RAILROAD BRIDGE INTEGRITY

This report documents the results of an FRA-sponsored study to assess techniques and technology for automatic monitoring of railroad bridge integrity for the purpose of reducing the number of bridge-related train accidents. The study focused on the following: Quantifying the risk of bridge-related accidents; Surveying technologies that may be applied to reduce risk; and, Preliminary evaluation of the costs of railroad bridge integrity monitoring.

• Record URL:
  https://www.fra.dot.gov/eLib/details/L16987#p1_z50_gD_lRT_y1994
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Sponsored by Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, DC. Office of Research and Development.
• Corporate Authors:

  ENSCO, Incorporated

  5400 Port Royal Road
  Springfield, VA  United States  22151
• Authors:
  • Mee, B
  • McGown, B
  • Davids, G A
  • Nejikowsky, B
  • Cotton, K
• Publication Date: 1994-6-23

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 155 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic control; Bridge engineering; Bridges; Monitoring; Railroad bridges; Risk assessment; Structural tests
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00677962
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-FRA-ORD-94-20, DOT-FRA-94-09
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 18 1995 12:00AM