Table of Contents
Chapter 1—Introduction and scope
1.1—Introduction
1.2––Scope
Chapter 2––Notation and definitions
2.1—Notation
2.2—Definitions
Chapter 3—General design considerations
3.1—Scope
3.2—Structural considerations
3.3—Functional considerations
3.4—Economic considerations
3.5—Urban impact
3.6—Transit operations
3.7—Structure/vehicle interaction
3.8—Geometries
3.9—Construction considerations
3.10—Rails and trackwork
Chapter 4—Loads
4.1—General
4.2—Sustained loads
4.3— Transient loads
4.4—Loads due to volumetric changes
4.5 — Exceptional loads
4.6—Construction Loads
Chapter 5—Load combinations, load factors, and strength-reduction factors
5.1—Scope
5.2—Basic assumptions
5.3—Service load combinations
5.4—Strength load combinations
Chapter 6—Serviceability design
6.1—General
6.2—Basic assumptions
6.3—Permissible stresses
6.4—Loss of prestress
6.5—Fatigue
6.6—Vibration and dynamic response
6.7—Deformations and rotations
6.8—Crack control
Chapter 7—Strength design
7.1—General design and analysis considerations
7.2—Design for flexure and axial loads
7.3—Shear and torsion
Chapter 8—References