Objective Upgrading of the existing European railway bridges is needed to meet the demands for increased railway transportation capacity. The objectives of this project are to -Increase the transport capacity of existing bridges by allowing axle loads up to 33 tones for freight traffic at moderate speeds -Increase the capacity for passenger traffic with low axle loads by increasing the maximum speeds up to 350km/hour -Increase the residual lifetime of existing bridges with up to 25% -Enhance management, strengthening and repair systems The overall goal is to enable improved capacity without compromising the safety and economy of the working railway. Much previous research work has been carried out within the above areas. There is, however, a need for integration, innovative development and testing in order to establish efficient procedures for management and safe upgrading of railway bridges.The following work will be carried out: Map existing knowledge and bridge types (WP 1)·Investigate demands for interoperability between countries (WP2)·Develop new methods for condition assessment and inspection (WP 3)·Develop new methods to determine capacity and resistance. Investigate loads and load distributions (WP4)·Develop monitoring methods based on new technologies (WP 5)·Develop new repair and strengthening methods using e.g. carbon fibres (WP 6) Demonstrate new methods by field testing of existing and new bridges (WP 7-8)·Train bridge consultants and contractors in the use of the new methods (WP 9)The project will be carried out by a consortium of bridge owners, consultants, contractors universities and research institutes from all over Europe. Professor Ingvar Olofsson, Skanska, Sweden, will be coordinator and Professor Lennart Elfgren, Luleå University of Technology Sweden, will be Scientific Leader. A team of Work Package Leaders will report to an Executive Board appointed by a General Assembly, where all represented. Fields of science natural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicselectromagnetismengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsoptical sensorsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorssmart sensorsengineering and technologymaterials engineeringcompositescarbon fibersnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdata sciencedata processing Programme(s) FP6-SUSTDEV - Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems: thematic priority 6 under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) SUSTDEV-2.2 - Making rail and maritime transport safer, more effective and more competitive Call for proposal FP6-2002-TRANSPORT-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme IP - Integrated Project Coordinator SKANSKA SVERIGE AB EU contribution No data Address Raasundavaegen 2 SOLNA Sweden See on map Total cost No data Participants (31) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LTD United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Melton Street 40 LONDON See on map Total cost No data BANVERKET, SWEDISH NATIONAL RAIL ADMINISTRATION Sweden EU contribution No data Address Jossi Bjorlings vag 2 BORLANGE See on map Total cost No data BUNDESANSTALT FUER MATERIALFORSCHUNG UND -PRUEFUNG Germany EU contribution No data Address Unter den Eichen 87 BERLIN See on map Total cost No data COWI A/S Denmark EU contribution No data Address Parallelvej 2 LYNGBY See on map Total cost No data EIDGENOESSISCHE MATERIALPRUEFUNGS- UND FORSCHUNGSANSTALT Switzerland EU contribution No data Address Ueberlandstrasse 129 DUEBENDORF See on map Total cost No data LULEA TEKNISKA UNIVERSITET Sweden EU contribution No data Address University Campus, Porsoen LULEAA See on map Total cost No data LABORATOIRE CENTRAL DES PONTS ET CHAUSSEES France EU contribution No data Address Boulevard Lefebvre 58 PARIS See on map Total cost No data KORTES Finland EU contribution No data Address Rautionkatu 2C OULU See on map Total cost No data CITY UNIVERSITY United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address Northampton Square LONDON See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address The Crescent 43 SALFORD,MANCHESTER See on map Total cost No data SWEDISH GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE Sweden EU contribution No data Address Olaus Magnus vaeg 35 LINKOEPING See on map Total cost No data STO SKANDINAVIA AB Sweden EU contribution No data Address Gesällgaten 6 LÏNDKOPING See on map Total cost No data DESIGNTECH PROJEKTSAMVERKAN AB Sweden EU contribution No data Address Aurorum 2 LULEA See on map Total cost No data VAEGVERKET - SWEDISH NATIONAL ROAD ADMINISTRATION Sweden EU contribution No data Address Roeda Vaegen 1 BORLANGE See on map Total cost No data DEUTSCHE BAHN AG Germany EU contribution No data Address Postdamer Platz 2 BERLIN See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART Germany EU contribution No data Address Keplerstrasse 7 STUTTGART See on map Total cost No data RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN Germany EU contribution No data Address Templergraben 55 AACHEN See on map Total cost No data NORUT TEKNOLOGI A.S. 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