Abstract

This paper analyzed the mechanical behavior of a railway bridge by the Finite Element Method and by monitoring strain deformations with extensometry during its operation. To represent the situations that occur in its operation, tests were made with train braking. The results of monitoring the bottom cross section of column P15 of the bridge are presented. Based on the obtained data, the deformations occurring during the tests are verified against the calculated values obtained by the FEM method and those prescribed by NBR 7187(2003). The comparison between the real behavior of the structure, recorded experimentally through extensometry, and the numerical forecast and its assumptions from the project conceived was done. From this comparison, it verified that the value of longitudinal force due to braking recommended by the standard is appropriate.

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