Effects of speed, load and damping on the dynamic response of railway bridges and vehicles

Computers and Structures

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 556-572

  Majka, Michal ^a   Hartnett, Michael ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dynamic amplification; Dynamic response; Finite element modelling; Parametric study; Railway bridge dynamics; Train bridge interaction

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; DAMPING; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TRAIN FERRIES;

DYNAMIC AMPLIFICATION; PARAMETRIC STUDIES; TRAIN BRIDGE INTERACTIONS;

RAILROAD BRIDGES;

EID: 39749102316     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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