In the 1970's it was reported that there were approximately 2300 track miles of timber railroad bridges in the United States and Canada. For short spans, they offer an attractive alternative to other types of bridges as they are economical, faster to construct and easy to maintain. Current design practices do not allow an independent consideration of the effects of the dynamic loads in sizing o...

Abstract Presently, railway track buckling, caused by extreme heat, is a serious issue that causes huge loss of assets in systems. The increase rail temperature can induce compression force the continuous welded (CWR) and this may cause buckling when reaches strength. It important to ensure lateral stability order tackle temperature. However, fact, be progressively degraded over time resulting ...

Sections of railway line associated with variations in track stiffness often have an increased maintenance requirement owing to the relatively rapid deterioration of track geometry. Variations in stiffness could arise from changes in ground conditions, transitions from free track onto a fixed structure and other localised features. Increased dynamic loads may be responsible for track degradatio...

In this paper we will describe our experiences with modelling and simulating realistic railroad systems, based on component-oriented Petri Nets. Several libraries of railroad components are presented, including nets permitting the train to control the routers in the net. Petri Nets are translated into Maude in an automated way, and executed by the Maude interpreter. Since railroad models are la...