TEMPERATURE AND BRAKING & TRACTIVE FORCE

CALCULATION AS PER UIC-774-3

 RAIL END FREE TO EXPAND AT ENDS OF 9 SPAN -

EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE
 Pier dia : 2m
 Span : 28m
 Number of spans : 9
RAILS FREE TO EXPAND AT BOTH ENDS
RAILS FREE TO EXPAND AT ENDS OF 9 SPAN
(I SECTION RAIL EQUIVALENT TO 4 RAIL
SECTION CONSIDERED)

DECK

PIER
DECK
RAIL

RIGID RAIL CLAMPS MODELLED AS NON LINEAR SPRINGS

HEIGHT OF PIER (VARIES)

PIER 2.0 m DIA

LONGITUDINALLY
LONGITUDINAL FREE SUPPORT
LY FIXED (ELASTOMERIC PAD
SUPPORT WITH STIFFNESS
(MACALLOY K=6720 KN/m FOR
BARS) BEARING SIZE
580X580*100 mm )
 Force on pier (kN)

RAIL END Fracture

Fix. Brg./ Fix. Brg./ Fix. Brg./ Fix. Brg./ Fix. Brg./ Fix. Brg./ Fix. Brg./ Fix. Brg./
FREE TO Fix. Brg. Fix. Brg. load per
Elas.Brg. Elas.Brg. Elas.Brg. Elas.Brg. Elas.Brg. Elas.Brg. Elas.Brg. Elas.Brg.
EXPAND rail (KN)

Pier Ht
Temp Case (m) LOAD P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P 10
CASE

Rail 50oC -
Girder 35oC

7 1 -498.2 -387.8 -274.1 -163.5 -54.78 53.31 162 272.5 386.2 504.3 126.1

8 -434.3 -339 -240 -143.3 -48.06 46.72 142 238.6 337.6 439.86 110.0
9 -383.0 -299.6 -212.3 -126.9 -42.6 41.4 125.7 211.1 298.3 388.0 97.0

10 -340.7 -267.0 -189.4 -113.3 -38.1 36.9 112.2 188.3 265.8 345.4 86.3
11 -305.3 -239.6 -170.0 -101.8 -34.2 33.2 100.8 169.1 238.5 309.5 77.4
12 -275.1 -216.2 -153.6 -92.0 -30.9 30.0 91.0 152.6 215.2 279.0 69.8
13 -249.1 -195.9 -139.3 -83.7 -28.7 27.2 82.6 138.4 195.0 252.7 63.2
14 -226.5 -178.3 -126.8 -76.0 -25.6 24.8 75.2 126.0 177.5 229.8 57.4
 RAIL END FIXED AGAINST LONGITUDINAL
EXPANSION (AS PER DEFINATION OF LWR)-

EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE
 Pier dia : 2m
 Span : 28m
 Number of spans : 9
RAILS FIXED AGAINST
LONGITUDINAL EXPANSION (AS PER
DEFINATION OF LWR)
RAILS FIXED AGAINST LONGITUDINAL
EXPANSION (AS PER DEFINATION OF LWR)

DECK

PIER
DECK RAIL
RIGID RAIL CLAMPS
MODELLED AS NON
LINEAR SPRINGS

HEIGHT OF PIER (VARIES)

RAIL ENDS
LONGITUDI
NALLY Fix. Brg./ Fix. Brg./ Fix. Brg./ Fix. Brg./ Fix. Brg./ Fix. Brg./ Fix. Brg./ Fix. Brg./ Fracture load
Fix. Brg. Fix. Brg.
FIXED (BY Elas.Brg. Elas.Brg. Elas.Brg. Elas.Brg. Elas.Brg. Elas.Brg. Elas.Brg. Elas.Brg. per rail (KN)
DEFINATIO
N OF LWR)
Pier
Ht LOA
Temp Case (m) D P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P 10

CASE
Rail 50oC -
Girder 35oC
7 1 -33.8 32.1 31.0 30.2 29.8 29.8 30.0 30.7 31.7 32.9 8.4
8 -29.0 27.7 26.9 26.3 26.1 26.0 26.2 26.7 27.5 28.4 7.3
9 -25.3 24.3 23.6 23.2 23.0 23.0 23.2 23.5 24.1 24.8 6.3
10 -22.3 21.5 21.0 20.7 20.5 20.5 20.6 20.9 21.4 21.9 5.6
11 -19.5 19.1 18.8 18.5 18.4 18.4 18.5 18.7 19.1 19.5 4.9
12 -17.8 17.2 16.9 16.7 16.6 16.6 16.7 16.9 17.2 17.5 4.4
13 -16.0 15.5 15.3 15.1 15.0 15.0 15.1 15.3 15.5 15.8 4.0
14 -14.5 14.1 13.9 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.7 13.9 14.1 14.3 3.6
 Pier Diameter = 1.9 m

E (long term) = 0.5xE (Short term)

Rail End Fixed against expansion as per LWR Definition

Fixed - Fixed - Fixed - Fixed - Fixed - Fixed - Fixed - Fixed -
Fixed Bearing Bearing Bearing Bearing Bearing Bearing Bearing Bearing Fixed
Pier Ht
Temp Case (m) LOAD P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P 10
CASE

Rail 50oC -
9 1 -23.70 22.76 22.21 21.85 21.66 21.64 21.80 22.14 22.65 23.26
Girder 35oC

Rail 50oC -
Girder
9 1 -9.03 8.67 8.57 8.51 8.48 8.50 8.58 8.69 8.86 8.95
35oC_Long
Term
 Pier Diameter = 1.9 m

E (long term) = 0.5xE (Short term)

Rail Free to expand case

Fixed - Fixed - Fixed - Fixed - Fixed - Fixed - Fixed - Fixed -
Fixed Bearing Bearing Bearing Bearing Bearing Bearing Bearing Bearing Fixed
Pier Ht
Temp Case (m) LOAD P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P 10
CASE

Rail 50oC -
o
9 1 -360.30 -282.10 -200.10 -119.60 -40.17 38.99 118.50 198.90 280.90 365.20
Girder 35 C

Rail 50oC -
Girder
o
9 1 -191.80 -150.90 -107.30 -64.30 -21.62 20.94 63.62 106.60 150.20 194.50
35 C_Long
Term
 Braking & Traktive Force

Force on pier (kN)

RAIL END
FREE TO Fix. Brg./ Fix. Brg./ Fix. Brg./ Fix. Brg./ Fix. Brg./ Fix. Brg./ Fix. Brg./ Fix. Brg./
Fix. Brg. Fix. Brg.
EXPAND Elas.Brg. Elas.Brg. Elas.Brg. Elas.Brg. Elas.Brg. Elas.Brg. Elas.Brg. Elas.Brg.

Braking &
Traktive Pier Ht (m) LOAD P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P 10

CASE

9 2 214.9 215 214.9 213.9 211.6 208 203.1 198.1 194.8 193.1