HAZARD CLASS OF WATER BODIES FOR ROADBED
[For the English abstract and full text of the article please see the attached PDF-File (English version follows Russian version)].ABSTRACT The article explains the use of special methods to assess potentially dangerous water bodies in order to improve safety on a railway network. The negative impact of different in forms and dimensions manifestations of water element (including floods) may result in violation of integrity of railway tracks, its undermining, and in some cases can cause complete destruction, thus reducing transportation resistance in problem areas. For dynamic and static risk assessment of such situations the author offers selected basic parameters by which all water bodies are divided into six groups. With their help it is possible to organize preventive work in time in order to prevent or reduce effects of water emergency. Keywords: railways, infrastructure, safety, water bodies, classification, assessment of danger, element, emergency.