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2025 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
2. Location, Type and Span Layout of Railway Suspension Bridges
Author : Gongyi Xu
Published in: Design of Long Span Railway Suspension Bridges
Publisher: Springer Nature Singapore
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Abstract
It is the primary work in bridge design to first select a suitable location for a bridge crossing rivers according to route planning, transportation functions and construction conditions, and then determine the preliminary design for bridge type. The selection of a bridge location influences directly on the basic characteristics of a bridge, such as structural function, safety, service life, technical and economical rationality, convenience of construction and maintenance and so on. The location of a bridge should be considered based on the influential factors like overall alignment of transportation route, hydrogeological conditions, surrounding radiation range, and long-term social and economical development.