Design for Rehabilitation of 7 Steel Railway Bridges in Montenegro

This article summarizes the rehabilitation design of seven steel bridges located along the Railway line Vrbnica - Podgorica. Rehabilitation design had to ensure safety, stability and structural integrity for the designed working life of bridges, whose durability according to the previous national standard, as well as European Norms, is planned to be 100 years. Structural analysis was done according to EN-Eurocodes, and included the verification of structural element resistance for ultimate limit state, serviceability limit state control and fatigue assessment for the remaining working life. Within the rehabilitation design, following elements were covered: the strengthening and rehabilitation of structural elements, corrosion protection, maintenance and monitoring of bridges. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.