Chapter 38 Railroad Structures
WisDOT Bridge Manual Chapter 38 Railroad Structures January 2017 38-1 Table of Contents Introduction ........................................ ........................................ ...................................... 3 Design Specifications and Design Aids ........................................ .................................... 4 Specifications ........................................ ........................................ ........................... 4 Design Aids ........................................ ........................................ .............................. 4 Horizontally Curved Structures ........................................ ........................................ . 4 Railroad Approval of Plans ........................................ ........................................ ....... 5 Design Considerations ........................................ ........................................ ..................... 6 Superstructure.
The principles of designing railroad structures are similar to those for structures carrying highways. However, structures carrying railways have much heavier loadings than those subject to highway loadings due to increased dead load, live load and impact required for railways.
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