Proposed AASHTO LRFD bridge design specifications for light rail transit loads /
Provides proposed specifications for bridges carrying light rail transit loading, including those subjected to both light rail and highway traffic loading. The proposed specifications and design examples are based on comprehensive response monitoring of five bridges carrying light rail transit vehic...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
Transportation Research Board,
2017.
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| Series: | Report (National Cooperative Highway Research Program) ;
851. |
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| Online Access: | View report and related information |
| Summary: | Provides proposed specifications for bridges carrying light rail transit loading, including those subjected to both light rail and highway traffic loading. The proposed specifications and design examples are based on comprehensive response monitoring of five bridges carrying light rail transit vehicles in Denver, Colorado, and analytical programs for investigating the behavior of light rail bridges, live loads and associated forces, rail-train-structure interaction, and load factor calibration to implement the Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) method. A standard live load model generates uniform design outcomes for any transit agency. Load factors are calibrated, particularly for the strength and fatigue limit states of light rail bridges. |
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| Physical Description: | 198 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780309446457 0309446457 |
| ISSN: | 2572-3766 ; |