Steel railway bridge deck design for noise emmission and maintenance cost reduction

Hesselink, Bert; Snijder, Bert

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“…Preventing corrosion protection maintenance is another important aspect. Preventing maintenance strongly influences the competitiveness of steel railway bridges [8]. The railway bridges built just after World War II have in most cases a traditional deck design consisting of cross girders and two longitudinal steel girders with bridge sleepers on top of them (Figure 15).…”

Section: Steel Railway Bridgesmentioning

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Repair, Strengthening and Upgrading of Steel Bridges in The Netherlands

Snijder¹,

Hesselink²

2017

IABSE Symposium, Vancouver 2017: Engineering the Future

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Section: Steel Railway Bridgesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Repair, Strengthening and Upgrading of Steel Bridges in The Netherlands

Snijder¹,

Hesselink²

2017

IABSE Symposium, Vancouver 2017: Engineering the Future

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Slip in Hanger Cable Anchorages of Dintelhaven Railway Bridge Rotterdam

Snijder¹,

Hesselink²,

Noorlander³

et al. 2008

IABSE Congress, Chicago 2008: Creating and Renewing Urban Structures – Tall Buildings, Bridges and Infrastructure

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The Dintelhaven Railway Bridge in Rotterdam, The Netherlands is a stiffened bowstring steel bridge spanning 170 m. Its hangers are formed by cables consisting of parallel strands attached to the arch and the main girder through ‘traditional' anchorages. Shortly after erection of the bridge, a load test was performed before taking the bridge in operation. It turned out that quite a number of strands of the hanger cables slipped through their anchorages. The main cause turned out to be ‘sticking together' of the outer wedge surface and the cone shaped hole surface in the anchor plate. This yields a high coefficient of friction between wedges and cone shaped hole surface. Increasing the cable force does not cause the wedges to enter the cone shaped hole any further (as intended), but causes the strands to slip through the wedges. The paper describes these phenomena in detail and gives a practical solution to overcome the problem of slip in cable anchorages.

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BridgeDoctor, life cycle costs of bridges under control

Hesselink¹,

Freriks²,

Burg³

et al. 2021

IABSE Congress Reports

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The Netherlands is a densely-populated country, with many rivers and roads. As a result, there are many intersections between roads and waterways, and these intersections are heavily used. Movares is a Dutch engineering consultancy and we can draw on over 100 years’ experience with a wide range of bridges and viaducts. We are among the Netherlands’ leading consultants in the field of movable bridges. Our knowledge and experience put us in a perfect position to look after bridges from initial design through to end of service life.Many Dutch bridges – both movable and fixed – were built in the 1950s and 1960s, and were not designed for today’s increased, heavier traffic. They are showing symptoms of fatigue and/or no longer conform (demonstrably) to current requirements. As a result, they need to be replaced. The availability of infrastructure is of great economic importanceAt the same time, safety must be guaranteed. Our philosophy: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!” Our ap-proach – the BridgeDoctor® – allows us to establish the condition of a bridge with the aid of a rapid analysis. In many cases, we can use smart measures to extend the life of a bridge, allowing it to remain in service for several more decades.By an inventory based on available information. The aim is to gain insight into the status of the bridges now, but also in the future. On this basis it is possible to predict when the bridge needs to be replaced or, and of course, how and when to intervene constructively. This inventory provides quick answers to questions such as: which bridge is constructively safe and which bridge should be tackled first?Maintenance also prevents emergency repairs and saves a lot of money (emergency repair = costly and timely maintenance can lead to less maintenance.

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Steel railway bridge deck design for noise emmission and maintenance cost reduction

Cited by 3 publications

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Repair, Strengthening and Upgrading of Steel Bridges in The Netherlands

Repair, Strengthening and Upgrading of Steel Bridges in The Netherlands

Slip in Hanger Cable Anchorages of Dintelhaven Railway Bridge Rotterdam

BridgeDoctor, life cycle costs of bridges under control

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