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GENERIC RISK ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY FOR OPTIMISATION OF EXAMINATION INTERVALS FOR RAILWAY STRUCTURES AND EARTHWORKS J. Lane R Hobbs Lee Canning Rail Safety Standards Board Mouchel Parkman Evergreen House West Hall 160 Euston Road Parvis Road London NW1 2DX West Byfleet KT14 6EZ United Kingdom United Kingdom john.lane@rssb.co.uk Raymond.hobbs@ KEYWORDS: Earthworks, structures, examinations, optimisation ABSTRACT This paper describes a project that is being undertaken to develop a procedure for establishing the optimum frequency for examinations of railway structures and earthworks based on condition and risk of failure. It is primarily focussed on underline and overline bridges, tunnels, retaining walls and earthworks. It is intended that a generic risk assessment method will be developed for generic types of structure, which will then be supplemented to take into account individual structure specific knowledge. The currently prescribed normal periods between examinations appear to have been inherited as good practice, but without much formal justification. A risk based approach would assist engineers to justify extending the periods between detailed examinations where appropriate, and may also identify situations where more frequent examinations are warranted. The first part of the project investigated what information and research is currently available or underway, looking at current practice and the state of the art regarding risk based determination of examination intervals, particularly for detailed ex