Surcharge Caused by Railway Spur
Surcharge Caused by Railway Spur
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I am checking a sheet pile bulkhead along a river, with a railway spur in the active zone. Does anyone have a reference for the surcharge (PSF) to use for analysis?
DaveAtkins






RE: Surcharge Caused by Railway Spur
Can you find out what the rail traffic is to get a handle on the intended loading? Can treat as a line load. Do you have access to a good geotekkie?
Dik
RE: Surcharge Caused by Railway Spur
DaveAtkins
RE: Surcharge Caused by Railway Spur
https://www.arema.org/publications/mre/index.aspx
RE: Surcharge Caused by Railway Spur
DaveAtkins
RE: Surcharge Caused by Railway Spur
www.PeirceEngineering.com
RE: Surcharge Caused by Railway Spur
Dik
RE: Surcharge Caused by Railway Spur
I’d check with the servicing RR and/or the RR which owns the spur, they will tell you what they want you to use, they try to keep pretty tight control over this kinda stuff. They really hate picking engines out of the water. They all have their own pet criteria for these things, although it will likely be in the range of what Peinc laid out.