Design of Long Span Railway Suspension Bridges

ISBN-13: 9789819983933 / Angielski

Gongyi Xu

Spis treści

Introduction.- Selection of sites, types, and span for railway suspension bridges.- Loading modes of the long span railway bridges.- Rational stiffness of railway suspension bridges.- Structure details of railway suspension bridges.- Expansion joints for railway suspension bridges.- Wind and seismic analysis of railway suspension bridges.- Wind-train-track-bridge coupling vibration of railway suspension bridge.- Structural design of long span railway suspension bridges.- Manufacture, erection, and construction control of steel girders of suspension bridges.- Corrosion protection of steel structure of railway suspension bridge.- Prospects of design technologies for long span railway suspension bridges.

O autorze

Gongyi Xu was graduated from the School of Civil Engineering at Southwest Jiaotong University in 1984. As the chief engineer, He has led and completed the design of over 30 major bridges, among which typical representatives are Shantou Bay Bridge, Xiwan Bridge in Macau, Xiling Yangtze River Bridge, Taizhou Yangtze River Bridge, Yangsigang Yangtze River bridge, and Wufengshan Yangtze River Bridge, He was elected National Design Master in 2006 and won the first Chinese National Outstanding Engineer Award in 2014, as the only one in bridge engineering nationwide in China. He was the sole winner of ICE’s International Medal in 2018, recognized for his outstanding achievements in long span suspension bridge designs. In 2018, he was awarded the John A. Roebling Medal and recognized for lifetime contribution on the bridge engineering worldwide. He is the technological pioneer of China's large-span modern suspension bridges, making unremitting efforts and outstanding contributions to technological progress. It is precisely based on his contributions that the large-scale construction of large-span high-speed railway suspension bridges in China has solved the key problem which restricts the improvement of the high-speed railway network.

Blurb

This book is a unique, comprehensive and state-of-the-art reference covering key aspects of design, construction and maintenance of long-span railway suspension bridges. It focuses on site selection, structural types, span arrangement, analysis theories and methods, wind and seismic analysis, structural design and detailing, construction control for suspension bridges in general, especially for the long-span railway suspension bridges. The book presents the latest Chinese railway technical standards and operation experiences including structural types, theoretical analysis and design methods for high-speed railway suspension bridges, as well as cutting-edge development for such as structural stiffness, driving stability, driving safety and comfort, which are closely related to the operation of high-speed trains. It highlights the wind-train-track-bridge interaction in detail. The book also discusses construction and maintenance issues for long-span railway bridges.

The book is a good reference for engineers and consultants in research, design, construction and maintenance of railway suspension bridges. It is also used as a reference for MS-level graduate students in bridge engineering course.