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φ16 s100<br />

B=1000<br />

- 3 -<br />

d=295<br />

Figure 1.3 Reinforcement in the longitudinal direction in the slab in the<br />

Lautajokki Bridge.<br />

2 Loads<br />

Load history<br />

To give an idea of how many load cycles the bridge already had been subjected to<br />

during its service life, the following estimation has been made:<br />

Variable load: According to Banverket (Swedish National Rail Administration) this<br />

particular railway line between Boden-Gällivare has been subjected to the following<br />

traffic:<br />

Year Gross loads [Mtons]<br />

1968 11.39<br />

1969 13.24<br />

1970 14.508<br />

1971 13.214<br />

1972 12.647<br />

1973 14.486<br />

1974 19.225<br />

1975 15.947<br />

1976 13.379<br />

Sum: 128.036<br />

This corresponds to 128.036 / 9 = 14.2 Mtons/year. About 81 % of this load is iron<br />

ore trains with the axle load 22.5 tons while the rest is trains with lower axle loads.<br />

With a load cycle of four axles (two axles on one wagon + two axles on the next<br />

wagon, see Figure 1.1) we will have:<br />

0.81 ⋅14.2<br />

= 0.13 M cycles/year with the axle load 22.5 tons.<br />

4 ⋅ 22.5<br />

During the 21 years (1968-1988) the bridge was in traffic it has been exposed to<br />

approximately, 21 · 0.13 = 2.7 M cycles.<br />

Loads<br />

The loads are calculated according to the Swedish Codes. In the Swedish Code the<br />

self-weight of reinforced concrete is 24 kN/m 3 .

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