TY - JOUR
T1 - Recent developments of high-speed railway bridges in China
AU - He, Xuhui
AU - Wu, Teng
AU - Zou, Yunfeng
AU - Chen, Y. Frank
AU - Guo, Hui
AU - Yu, Zhiwu
N1 - Funding Information:
The research work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundations of China [51508580], [U1534206]; the Project of Science and Technology Research and Development Programme of China Railway Corporation [2014G004-B], [2015G002-C]; the Project of Innovation-Driven Plan in Central South University [2015CX006]; and Natural Science Foundations of Hunan Province [Project No. 2016JJ3149], to which the authors greatly appreciate.
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PY - 2017/12/2
Y1 - 2017/12/2
N2 - China’s high-speed railway (HSR) construction industry has been experiencing a golden period of opportunities in the recent decades. Due to the necessity of protecting arable lands and the advantage of rapid construction, bridges (elevated structures) are predominantly used in China’s HSRs, which must meet the critical small settlement requirement. This article first reviews the main technical standards of small- to medium-span HSR bridges, where their comparison with the Japanese standard and International Union of Railway standards is highlighted. Then, the long-span HSR steel bridges are described and discussed case by case. Based on the engineering practice of HSRs, the main achievements and key technologies of HSR bridges in China are provided, followed by the opportunities and challenges of the current and future developments of HSR bridges.
AB - China’s high-speed railway (HSR) construction industry has been experiencing a golden period of opportunities in the recent decades. Due to the necessity of protecting arable lands and the advantage of rapid construction, bridges (elevated structures) are predominantly used in China’s HSRs, which must meet the critical small settlement requirement. This article first reviews the main technical standards of small- to medium-span HSR bridges, where their comparison with the Japanese standard and International Union of Railway standards is highlighted. Then, the long-span HSR steel bridges are described and discussed case by case. Based on the engineering practice of HSRs, the main achievements and key technologies of HSR bridges in China are provided, followed by the opportunities and challenges of the current and future developments of HSR bridges.
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U2 - 10.1080/15732479.2017.1304429
DO - 10.1080/15732479.2017.1304429
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85016131755
VL - 13
SP - 1584
EP - 1595
JO - Structure and Infrastructure Engineering
JF - Structure and Infrastructure Engineering
SN - 1573-2479
IS - 12
ER -