AS 1085.3-2000

1 - AS 1085.3-2000 RAILWAY PERMANENT WAY MATERIAL - SLEEPER PLATES
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - 1 SCOPE
6 - 2 PURPOSE AND CONTEXT OF USE
6 - 2.1 Function
6 - 2.2 Action
6 - 3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
7 - 4 DEFINITIONS
7 - 4.1 Sleeper plate
7 - 4.2 Clip-fastening sleeper plate
7 - 4.3 Clip housing
7 - 4.4 Double-shoulder sleeper plate
7 - 4.5 Plate fastening holes
7 - 4.6 Rail fastening holes
7 - 4.7 Rail seat
7 - 4.8 Rail seat cant
8 - 5 INTERPRETATION OF SPECIFIED LIMITING VALUES
8 - 6 DESIGNATION
8 - 7 DIMENSIONS AND TOLERANCES
9 - 8 MATERIALS
9 - 8.1 Rolled steel
10 - 8.2 Cast iron
10 - 9 HOLES
10 - 10 FINISH
10 - 10.1 Rolled steel sleeper plates
10 - 10.2 Cast sleeper plates
11 - 11 TESTING
11 - 11.1 Bend test for rolled sleeper plates
11 - 11.2 Mechanical tests for cast sleeper plates
11 - 11.3 Visual inspections of cast sleeper plates
11 - 12 MARKING
12 - APPENDIX A - INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED BY THE PURCHASER
13 - APPENDIX B - MEANS FOR DEMONSTRATING COMPLIANCE WITH THIS STANDARD
13 - B1 SCOPE
13 - B2 STATISTICAL SAMPLING
13 - B3 PRODUCT CERTIFICATION
13 - B4 SUPPLIER’S QUALITY SYSTEM
14 - B5 OTHER MEANS OF ASSESSMENT
15 - APPENDIX C - CAST SLEEPER PLATE PROFILES AND SECTION PROPERTIES
15 - C1 SCOPE
15 - C2 HOLE PATTERNS
15 - C3 CLIP-FASTENING SLEEPER PLATE
15 - C4 DOUBLE-SHOULDER SLEEPER PLATE
26 - APPENDIX D - ROLLED STEEL SLEEPER PLATE PROFILES AND SECTION PROPERTIES
26 - D1 SCOPE
26 - D2 HOLE PATTERNS
26 - D3 CLIP-FASTENING SLEEPER PLATE
26 - D4 DOUBLE-SHOULDER SLEEPER PLATE
34 - APPENDIX E - BEND TEST FOR ROLLED STEEL SLEEPER PLATES
34 - E1 PREPARATION OF TEST PIECE
34 - E2 TEST PROCEDURE

Specifies requirements for clip-fastening and double shoulder sleeper plates made from rolled steel or cast iron. Materials, dimensions and tolerances are given. Some particular plates are given in appendices. A bending test is specified for rolled steel plates.

This Standard applies to double shoulder and clip fastening sleeper plates manufactured from rolled steel or from spheroidal graphite cast iron (cast sleeper plates) for use in conjunction with steel rails rolled in accordance with AS 1085.1 and AS 1085.11.NOTES: 1 The sleeper plates may also be used for rail sizes not currently covered in AS 1085.1 and AS 1085.11.2 See Appendix A for a list of the information to be supplied by the purchaser when enquiring about or ordering sleeper plates to this Standard.3 See Appendix B for means of demonstrating compliance with this Standard.4 Manufacturers making a statement of compliance with this Standard on product, packaging or promotional material related to that product are advised to ensure that such compliance is capable of being verified.

First published as AS E1a-1926T.
Revised and redesignated in part as AS E29-1928.
Second edition 1932.
Third edition 1935.
Fourth edition 1937.
Fifth edition 1939.
Sixth edition 1949.
Seventh edition 1964.
Revised and redesignated as AS 1085.3-1978.
Second edition 1979.
AS 1085.9 first published 1979.
Second edition 1983.
Third edition 1986.
AS 1085.16 first published in 1995.
AS 1085.3-1979, AS 1085.9-1986 and AS 1085.16-1995 revised, amalgamated and redesignated as AS 1085.3-2000.