Lifecycle Assessments of Railway Bridge Transitions Exposed to Extreme Climate Events

Railway track components located at bridge transition zones or approach areas suffer from impact load and vibrations caused by abrupt changes in track stiffness on the bridge and the subgrade. The numerous strategies that can be used to mitigate these abrupt track stiffness changes rely on one of tw...

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Main Authors: Sadudee Setsobhonkul, Sakdirat Kaewunruen, Joseph M. Sussman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Built Environment
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fbuil.2017.00035/full