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SUMMARY:Monitoring and Assessment of Historic Masonry Railway Bridges - Sa
 m Cocking\, PhD Candidate
DTSTART:20180126T150000Z
DTEND:20180126T160000Z
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CONTACT:Karen Mitchell
DESCRIPTION:Masonry arch bridges and viaducts form a key component of the 
 railway network in the UK and other European countries. Many of these stru
 ctures are now approaching 150 years old and are still in active service\,
  carrying passenger or freight trains. They may show signs of distress suc
 h as cracking or liveliness under load\, but since their serviceability be
 haviour is often not well understood it can be unclear whether or not this
  is a cause for concern. Improved understanding is necessary to allow repa
 ir and maintenance work to be prioritised across the network and tailored 
 to the conditions of individual bridges. In response\, this project consis
 ts of two related themes: monitoring work to identify the importance of sk
 ew angle in the structural response of masonry arch bridges\, as this has 
 not been widely studied in the past\, and analysis/interpretation of the s
 erviceability behaviour of masonry arch bridges\, with the aim of creating
  guidance for practicing asset engineers.\n
LOCATION: Cambridge University Engineering Department\, LT6
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