BRAKING AND ACCELERATION FORCES ON BRIDGES. BRAKING AND STARTING TESTS ON A STEEL BRIDGE OF 30M SPAN WITH A BALLAST BED.

The report contains the results of measurements taken during braking tests on a steel bridge of 30 m span with uninterrupted ballast bed. Indications are given concerning the distribution of the braking forces in bridge bearings, rails and ballast bed; the greater part is transmitted to the fixed bearing and rails, whereas the ballast bed takes only a minor part of these forces.

• 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: 1973-4

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 29 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceleration (Mechanics); Bridges; Deceleration; Test trains; Train track dynamics
• Old TRIS Terms: Question d101
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00052508
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Union of Railways
• Report/Paper Numbers: D101/RP5/E
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 24 1974 12:00AM