Railway Bridges on the Iron Ore Line in Northern Sweden : From Axle Loads of 14 to 32,5 ton

• Main Authors: Coric, Ibrahim, Täljsten, Björn, Blanksvärd, Thomas, Sas, Gabriel, Ohlsson, Ulf, Elfgren, Lennart
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: Luleå tekniska universitet, Byggkonstruktion och brand 2018
• Subjects: Railway bridges; foundations; steel; reinforced and prestressed concrete; Assessment; Strengthening; Fatigue; Infrastructure Engineering; Infrastrukturteknik; Kiruna; Narvik; Norway; Luleå; Malmberget; Northern Sweden
• Online Access: http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-72379

The Iron Ore Railway Line was built around 1900 and has more than 100 bridges. It has a length of ca 500 km and runs from Kiruna and Malmberget in northern Sweden to the ice-free harbour in Narvik in Norway on the Atlantic and to Luleå in Sweden on the Baltic. The original axle load was 14 ton. The...