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SUMMARY:Preventative Maintenance for Aged Short-Span Steel Railway Bridges
  in Japan - Dr WeiWei Lin\, Associate Professor\, Waseda University\, Toky
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DTSTART:20160318T160000Z
DTEND:20160318T170000Z
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DESCRIPTION:This talk will focus on a method of preventative maintenance f
 or aged short-span railway bridges in Japan. It will begin with a look at 
 the current situation and some typical examples of damage to old Japanese 
 bridge structures. A strengthening method using rubber-latex mortar\, GFRP
  plates\, lightweight rapid hardening concrete and reinforcing bars will t
 hen be introduced. This method has been tested on two railway bridges\, on
 e in service for nearly a hundred years\, the other for eighty-six years. 
  Static loading\, impact and field tests have been performed to confirm th
 e effectiveness of the strengthening method. Numerical simulations have al
 so been made for both laboratory and field tests. The talk will conclude w
 ith the use of the method to strengthen joints in railway bridges.
LOCATION:Lecture Room 6\, Department of Engineering\, Trumpington Street\,
  Cambridge CB2 1PZ
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