Transportation
Modelling Traffic Action in High-speed Railway Bridges
Author(s) Bradley Pring, MEng Ana M. Ruiz-Teran, MEng, PhD, CEng, MICE, FHEA Abstract There are a significant variety of approaches taken by researchers when considering the response due to traffic in high-speed railway (HSR) bridges. This paper presents a...
Jinsha River Bridge, China: the world’s first double-deck road and high-speed railway arch bridge
Author(s) Yan Zhe Li Hai Hong Li Bo Ao Xu Abstract The Jinsha River rail–road double-deck arch bridge (bridge designed to 250 km/h) of the Chengdu–Guiyang high-speed railway (HSR) (designed to 350 km/h) is a complex system with a novel structure in China. The...
Lateral Dynamic Bridge Deck–pier Interaction for Ultra-High-speed Hyperloop Train loading
Author(s) Ehsan Ahmadi, PhD Nicholas A. Alexander, PhD Mohammad M. Kashani, PhD Abstract The next generation of ultra-high-speed (UHS) trains, known as Hyperloop and TransPod, are aerospace type vehicles designed to carry passengers. The UHS employs a vehicle...
Analysing the Effect of Foggy Weather on Drivers’ Speed Choice in Two-lane Highways
Authors: Mehdi Zolali, MSc Babak Mirbaha, PhD Abstract Foggy weather can reduce visibility for drivers and one of the main consequences of this condition can be the change in behaviour regarding choice of speed, which will vary from driver to driver owing to...
Performance of Cement Asphalt Mortar with Hanomaterials
Authors: Xi Wu Xing-Lang Fan Jia-Fei Jiang Abstract Deterioration of the cement asphalt mortar (CAM) cushion in non-ballast slab track can decrease the safety of high-speed railway lines in service. The improvement in the performance of CAM due to the addition of...