Economic growth, security and sustainability across Europe are at risk due to ageing railway infrastructure systems. At present, the majority of such systems are aging and some have even reached their initial design lives. These issues align with a major challenge in civil engineering: how to restore and improve urban infrastructure and built environments. Policy, environmental and physical barriers must be addressed and overcome. The complex and interconnected nature of the problem means that there is a need for academia, industry, communities and governments to work collaboratively. The challenges posed by extreme events from natural and man-made disasters are urgent.
Rail Infrastructure Resilience: A Best-Practices Handbook presents developed improvement methods for rail infrastructure systems, toward resilience to extreme conditions. It shows how best to use new information in the engineering design, maintenance, construction and renewal of rail infrastructure resilience, through knowledge exchange and capability development. The book presents the outcome of a major European research project, known as the RISEN project. RISEN aimed to enhance knowledge creation and transfer using both international and intersectoral secondment mechanisms among European Advanced Rail Research Universities and SMEs, and Non-EU, leading rail universities, providing methodological approaches and practical tools for restoring and improving railway infrastructure systems for extreme events. Edited and written by members of this project, this book will be essential reading for researchers and practitioners hoping to find practical solutions to the challenges of rail infrastructure resilience.
1. 1 : Introduction - p. Page xii 2. 2 : Railway vulnerability and resilience - p. Page 4 3. 3 : Rail resilience to climate change: Embedding climate adaptation within railway operations - p. Page 33 4. 4 : Rail transport resilience to demand shocks and COVID-19 - p. Page 58 5. 5 : Management of railway stations exposed to a terrorist threat - p. Page 77 6. 6 : Rail infrastructure systems and hazards - p. Page 93 7. 7 : Wheel-rail dynamic interaction - p. Page 107 8. 8 : Wheel-rail interface under extreme conditions - p. Page 130 9. 9 : Train and track interactions - p. Page 154 10. 10 : Approaches for weigh-in-motion and wheel defect detection of railway vehicles - p. Page 177 11. 11 : Railway ground-borne vibrations: Comprehensive field test development and experimental validation of prediction tools - p. Page 205 12. 12 : Lateral resistance of different sleepers for the resilience of CWR tracks - p. Page 238 13. 13 : Diagnostics and management methods for concrete sleepers - p. Page 265 14. 14 : Railway ballast - p. Page 288 15. 15 : Railway turnouts and inspection technologies - p. Page 310 16. 16 : Risk-based maintenance of turnout systems - p. Page 337 17. 17 : Railway bridge under increased traffic demands - p. Page 352 18. 18 : Structural health monitoring strategy for damage detection in railway bridges using traffic induced dynamic responses - p. Page 386 19. 19 : Improved dynamic resilience of railway bridges using external dampers - p. Page 406 20. 20 : Responses of mast structure and overhead line equipment (OHLE) subjected to extreme events - p. Page 421 21. 21 : Reliability quantification of the overhead line conductor - p. Page 437 22. Index - p. Page 461
Economic growth, security and sustainability across Europe are at risk due to ageing railway infrastructure systems. At present, the majority of such systems are aging and some have even reached their initial design lives. These issues align with a major challenge in civil engineering: how to restore and improve urban infrastructure and built environments. Policy, environmental and physical barriers must be addressed and overcome. The complex and interconnected nature of the problem means that there is a need for academia, industry, communities and governments to work collaboratively. The challenges posed by extreme events from natural and man-made disasters are urgent.
Rail Infrastructure Resilience: A Best-Practices Handbook presents developed improvement methods for rail infrastructure systems, toward resilience to extreme conditions. It shows how best to use new information in the engineering design, maintenance, construction and renewal of rail infrastructure resilience, through knowledge exchange and capability development. The book presents the outcome of a major European research project, known as the RISEN project. RISEN aimed to enhance knowledge creation and transfer using both international and intersectoral secondment mechanisms among European Advanced Rail Research Universities and SMEs, and Non-EU, leading rail universities, providing methodological approaches and practical tools for restoring and improving railway infrastructure systems for extreme events. Edited and written by members of this project, this book will be essential reading for researchers and practitioners hoping to find practical solutions to the challenges of rail infrastructure resilience.
1. 1 : Introduction - p. Page xii 2. 2 : Railway vulnerability and resilience - p. Page 4 3. 3 : Rail resilience to climate change: Embedding climate adaptation within railway operations - p. Page 33 4. 4 : Rail transport resilience to demand shocks and COVID-19 - p. Page 58 5. 5 : Management of railway stations exposed to a terrorist threat - p. Page 77 6. 6 : Rail infrastructure systems and hazards - p. Page 93 7. 7 : Wheel-rail dynamic interaction - p. Page 107 8. 8 : Wheel-rail interface under extreme conditions - p. Page 130 9. 9 : Train and track interactions - p. Page 154 10. 10 : Approaches for weigh-in-motion and wheel defect detection of railway vehicles - p. Page 177 11. 11 : Railway ground-borne vibrations: Comprehensive field test development and experimental validation of prediction tools - p. Page 205 12. 12 : Lateral resistance of different sleepers for the resilience of CWR tracks - p. Page 238 13. 13 : Diagnostics and management methods for concrete sleepers - p. Page 265 14. 14 : Railway ballast - p. Page 288 15. 15 : Railway turnouts and inspection technologies - p. Page 310 16. 16 : Risk-based maintenance of turnout systems - p. Page 337 17. 17 : Railway bridge under increased traffic demands - p. Page 352 18. 18 : Structural health monitoring strategy for damage detection in railway bridges using traffic induced dynamic responses - p. Page 386 19. 19 : Improved dynamic resilience of railway bridges using external dampers - p. Page 406 20. 20 : Responses of mast structure and overhead line equipment (OHLE) subjected to extreme events - p. Page 421 21. 21 : Reliability quantification of the overhead line conductor - p. Page 437 22. Index - p. Page 461
