Abstract
The European Commission is developing a Single European Transport Area and has promoted a modal shift from road to rail to achieve a more competitive and resource-efficient transport system [...]
Highlights
Rakoczy et al [1] presented analytical and measured effects of freight railcars on a two-span truss bridge, with spans of 61 m and 33.5 m, and a 35-m riveted steel deck plate girder (DPG) bridge. Their investigation confirmed that short railcars cause higher load effects on the main bridge components: the 35-m riveted steel DPG had 28% higher stresses at mid-span, while in the truss the difference in stresses depended on the location of the member, and ranged from 15 to 35%
Another study related to the applicability of low-vibration track (LVT) in heavy-haul railways was introduced by Zeng et al [8]
The results showed that Improved LVT (ILVT) had smaller vertical displacement of the rail and the supporting block, and improved the driving safety of the LVT
Summary
The European Commission is developing a Single European Transport Area and has promoted a modal shift from road to rail to achieve a more competitive and resourceefficient transport system. The European Commission has outlined several targets: one of them is to shift 30% of road transport to other modes, such as rail transport, by 2030, and more than 50% by 2050. Practical knowledge has been developed alongside corporate knowledge, science and technology are still deficient in innovating and revolutionizing the railway industry from a fundamental principle viewpoint. Issue gathers together the latest research studies, findings, and achievements regarding the advanced planning, design, construction, monitoring, maintenance, and management of railway infrastructures
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