Yes we are doing rail/structure intraction analysis as per UIC . But for ballasted track it is also necessary as most of the thermal stresses are taken by ballast before it is transfered to bearing .
My designer submitted the design of 30m deck span 3km long viaduct design using PSC girder for railway loading . He considered all span simply supported .He designed one typical deck and transfered the load to pier separately. I asked him to model viaduct in full to check the lateral and...
