Abstract A light rail passenger transportation system is being built in Seattle, WA, USA, that traverses Lake Washington over an existing pontoon bridge. The water level in Lake Washington changes throughout the year. This causes rotations of the transition spans, which are needed at each end of the bridge to carry traffic between the fixed, land-based structure, and the floating structure. This paper explains a novel method, the Curved Element Supported Rail (CESuRa) system, that provides rails with the ability to undergo joint rotations at the ends of the transitions spans without risk of damage, while maintaining full vertical support of the track across the joint. The geometric characteristics on which it depends for proper operation, considerations that must be accounted for when using the system for other applications in the future, and an overview of the implementation of the system on the floating bridge are discussed.


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    Titel :

    The CESuRa System: Allowing Changes in a Rail Track Profile While Maintaining Full Vertical Support


    Beteiligte:
    Foan, Andy (Autor:in) / Thonstad, Travis (Autor:in) / Stanton, John F. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Urban Rail Transit ; 4 , 4 ; 198-210


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    09.11.2018


    Format / Umfang :

    13 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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