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Rail-Structure Interaction for Horizontally Curved Decks
@VoyageofDiscovery: The rails rest on concrete bed. There is no ballast. I have read in AASHTO code mentioning something about reduction in allowable stresses in the rail based on the radius of curvature. But it does not say anything about the concrete bed properties. Will there be any...- iabhiuce
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- Forum: Finite Element Analysis (FEA) engineering
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Rail-Structure Interaction for Horizontally Curved Decks
Dear All, I am involved in a nonlinear rail-structure interaction (CWR) analysis for a horizontally curved transit bridge. The analysis that I am doing is as per UIC-774-3. I cannot find any clause on how to deal with interaction for acutely curved bridge decks. The curvature in my bridge is...- iabhiuce
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- Forum: Finite Element Analysis (FEA) engineering
