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Temporary Railway Bridges made

of UHPFRC

Michael Reichel, Johann Glatzl,

Guido Altersberger, Hannes Kari,
Bernhard Freytag, Josef Teufner,
Lutz Sparowitz Markus Vill

Graz University ÖBB

of Technology Infrastruktur
Institute of Bau AG,
Structural Austria
Concrete

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High Speed Temporary Rail Bridge - OBB

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modelling, analysis and design

SLS: decompression in segments and segmental joints under
charakteristic loads in longitudinal direction – adaquate
durability !!!!
c ≤ 0,45*fck  0,45*fck = -63,00 MPa (act. c = -25,3 MPa)
c ≤ 0,60*fck  0,60*fck = -84,00 MPa (act. c = -51,7 MPa)

in segments no tensile stresses under charakteristic loads -

fatigue !!!!

prestressing and/or reinforcement!!!!

traffic safety for 240 km/h (deformation) crucial!!!

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modelling, analysis and design

ULS: longitudinal direction:
segments  - for tension+compression, segmental joints
 only compression (gaping joint)
gaping of segments limited to 2/3 of section height
shear transfer by friction in the compression zone of the
segmental joints (µk ≥ 0,35)
shear force requires stirrups in segments – bearing
capacity of fibers is neglected - verfication EN 1992 – 1 – 1
fatigue (50 years)  increased ratio of traffic/dead load!!!
• unbonded prestressing – no impact
• shear reinforcement – enhancement 1,5 – times

due to high fatigue transverse direction (trussed framed slab):

loads bearing verification compression-/tension flange
capacity of compression strut, diagonal tie  reinforcement due to
fatigue loads!
fibers neglected !!
verification of fatigue by palmgren miner rule:
• enhancement of transverse prestressing 1,1 – times
• enhancement of reinforcement in diagonal ties 1,2 – times
• time-step analysis of train passage for short spans < 16m
• detailed investigation of lateral instability of the
compression flange
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utilisation of cross section

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required material properties

characteristic compressive strength cylinder fck ≥ 140 MPa

(ø/h = 150/300 mm)
modulus of elasticity Ecm ≥ 50.000
MPa
characteristic flexural tensile strength fctk,flex,0,5 ≥ 18 MPa
mm (four point bending test 150 x 150 x 600 cm;
DBV)
characteristic direct tensile strength at loss of ≥ 7 MPa
linearity behaviour fctk
characteristic direct tensile strength (fibre ≥ 7 MPa
bridging) fctk
characteristic friction coefficient at joint surface ≥ 0,35
k
evenness at surface of segmental joint 0,1 mm

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1,6‰
a b
Local investigations
7,6‰

FP
Plastic duct
z

x
A c Local-Zone 1,80MPa

A
z 6,15MPa
x FP
y Plastic duct
A z

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Local investigations

Lifting device:

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Full-Scale Specimen with 4 different

grades of splitting reinforcement

conservative no reinforcement
reinforcement

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Testing Program

final test: quasi total assembly 2. test: entire group

1. test Series: outermost bars

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Comparison of the splitting stress via FE-analysis to get the

minimum number of bars to be taken into account

5 bars

9 bars

15 bars

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Test
Setup

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Instrumentation for lateral expansion

measurement

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Main Topics of the full scale experiment on the

standard element

1. Lateral deformation behaviour of the trussed plate

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Main Topics of the full scale experiment on the

standard element

2. Tensile behaviour of the reinforced diogonal tie

3. Ultimate load

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Instrumentation

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Load Path
loading plan

2500

2000
ultimate load test
ULS +
testing load [kN]

material safety
1500 1302 kN

ULS 1050kN Inspection

ca. 100 load
1000 cycles Inspection
SLS 664kN ΔF=522 kN

Inspection Inspection
500

time
0
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Thank you for your attention!

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