This paper studies the maximum total load effects of short span portal frame railway bridges when traversed by high-speed trains. It is generally assumed that in single span bridges the maximum stresses, displacements and accelerations occur at the mid-span section. However, this in not necessarily correct and the maximum might be located in a wide area around the mid-span. This study aims to quantify the underestimation of the mid-span assumption when calculating maximum load effects. A numerically validated 2D Vehicle-Bridge Interaction model is used to analyze the stresses, displacements and accelerations that develop during the passage of high-speed trains. These load effects are studied along the full length of the structure and compared to the maximum obtained at the mid-span section. Particular attention is given to the resonant speeds near the operational speeds of high-speed railways. The results show that significantly higher load effects can be expected. The presented study is the preliminary work for deciding on the optimum configuration of empirical field tests.
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Cantero, D., & Karoumi, R. (2015). Total load effects of portal frame bridges in high-speed railway lines. In Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series (Vol. 2, pp. 107–116). Springer New York LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15248-6_12
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