The Symposium 'Structures for High-Speed Railway Transportation', Antwerp, Belgium, August 27-29, 2003, was jointly organised by the Belgium and Dutch Groups of IABSE. This specialised theme attracted 450 participants from 38 countries. The Symposium addressed the structural engineering aspects of the infrastructure works for railway transport networks including bridges, tunnels, buildings and track formation. The contributions were presented in concurrent sessions under following topics:
Bridges (General; Dynamic Interaction; Special Topics and Cases) / Tunnels / Buildings and Stations / Geotechnics / Structural Solutions for Track Building / Structures for Railless Systems / Environmental Issues / Monitoring
There were eight Keynote Lectures and 158 oral and poster presentations.
Keynote Lectures:
- New Evolutions for High-speed Rail Line bridge Design Criteria and corresponding Design Procedures
D. Dutoit, France
- Dynamic Interactions of Shinkansen Train, Track and Bridge
M. Tanabe, with H. Wakui, N. Matsumoto, H. Okuda, M. Sogabe, Y. Tanabe, Japan
- New Eurocode Requirements for the Design of High-Speed Railway Bridges
I. Bucknall, UK
- Structures for High-Speed Railways - Bridges and Sheds for Stations
J. Schlaich, H. Schober, S. Justiz, Germany
- Deep Improvement of Soft Soils Efficient Method for Foundation of High-Speed Railway Lines
B. Paulsson, A. Smekal, Sweden
- Development in High-speed Track Design
C. Esveld, V. Markine, Netherlands
- Integrating a High-Speed Railway Line and a Motorway in the Dutch Environment
R. Hoogenboom, The Netherlands
- Structural Condition Monitoring of a High-Speed Train Crossing
R. Helmerich, H. Kohlhoff, K.-D. Werner, J. Niemann, Germany
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Antwerp Symposium Report - Vol 87 (book and CD)
8 Keynote Lectures and 158 contributions in English
Book (short version) and CD full contributions
339 pages
Format: 170 x 240 mm
ISBN: 3-85748-109-9
Published: August 2003
Price (book and CD):
IABSE Members: CHF 64.-
Non-Members: CHF 114.-
Including mailing costs.
