ABES Austria

For this railway line an increase of train velocity was proposed. The existing bridge structures along this line had to be checked with regards to the additional loadings resulting predominately from dynamic effects due to the increased train speed. For this investigation the relevant TSI standards were utilised including the standard train configurations as outlined in the Eurocode plus three other train configurations. The individual bridge structures on this line were checked and recommendations were given for some of them with regards to the necessity of structural improvement.