THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF MEDWAY VIADUCT

Construction of a major viaduct over the River Medway for the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) has recently been completed. The first stage of this new high-speed line is due to open in 2003. The viaduct crosses over the Medway River upstream of the town of Rochester. This paper describes the design and construction of the bridge to meet the stringent CTRL railway requirements including passenger comfort. It also describes some of the unique features of the structure design to accommodate rail movements. The viaduct is a multi-span structure 1.2km long with typical approach spans of 40.5m and a central navigation span of 152m. The design was carried out on the basis of the central span being built by balanced cantilever techniques and the side spans being incrementally launched from the abutments. The structure was designed using bonded prestressing for launching and cantilevering together with external prestressing for continuity. The paper examines some of the particular design aspects of the structure including the trackwork furniture, articulation, movement joints and some of the construction methods used. For the covering abstract see ITRD E122683.

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  ENGINEERING TECHNICS PRESS

  46 CLUNY GARDENS
  EDINBURGH,   United Kingdom  EH10 6BN
• Authors:
  • Phillips, D
  • KIRK, M
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 12 p.
• Monograph Title: THE MOVEMENT MONITORING OF A RAILWAY LINE - CTRL 440 - A CASE STUDY
• Serial:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE RAILWAY ENGINEERING 2002, HELD LONDON, UK, JULY 2002 - CD ROM
  • Publisher: ENGINEERING TECHNICS PRESS

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Cantilevers; Conferences; Construction; Design; High speed ground transportation; High speed vehicles; Railroad tracks; Speed
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 3455: Bridge; 3450: Cantilever; 8525: Conference; 3655: Construction; 9011: Design (overall design); 1163: High speed; 1062: Railway track; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00982679
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-947644-49-0
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Dec 2 2004 12:00AM