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BS EN 13230-1:2016

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Railway applications. Track. Concrete sleepers and bearers General requirements

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English

Published date

31-05-2016

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European foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Common characteristics
5 Materials
6 General requirements
7 Product testing
8 Quality control
Annex A (informative) - Test method to determine
        the Taber Wear index for a fine aggregate
Annex B (informative) - Test method for freeze-thaw
        resistance
Annex C (informative) - Test method for measuring the
        water absorption of concrete at atmospheric pressure
Annex D (informative) - Definition and recommendation
        for measurement of rail seat inclination and twist
        between rail seats
Annex E (informative) - Surface finish
Annex F (informative) - Quality control during
        manufacturing - Routine tests and frequency
        of testing
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this European
         Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU
         Directive 2008/57/EC
Bibliography

Specifies technical criteria and control procedures, which have to be satisfied by the constituent materials and the finished concrete sleepers and bearers, i.e.: precast concrete sleepers, bearers for switches and crossings, and special elements for railway tracks.

Committee
RAE/2
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 98/707166 DC. (01/2003) Supersedes 14/30292279 DC. (05/2016)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
42
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

This part of the EN13230 series defines technical criteria and control procedures which need to be satisfied by the constituent materials and the finished concrete sleepers and bearers, i.e.: precast concrete sleepers, twin-block reinforced sleepers, bearers for switches and crossings, and special elements for railway tracks. The main requirement of concrete sleepers and bearers is the transmission of vertical, lateral and longitudinal loads from the rails to the ballast or other support. In use, they are also exposed to frost damage and to moisture, which can result in detrimental chemical reactions within the sleeper. In this standard mechanical tests are defined which provide assurance of the capability of sleepers or bearers to resist repetitive loading and provide sufficient durability. In addition, controls are placed on manufacturing processes and tests to ensure that the concrete will not suffer degradation in service through chemical reaction and frost damage.

EN 13481-5:2012+A1:2017 Railway applications - Track - Performance requirements for fastening systems - Part 5: Fastening systems for slab track with rail on the surface or rail embedded in a channel
EN 13481-2:2012+A1:2017 Railway applications - Track - Performance requirements for fastening systems - Part 2: Fastening systems for concrete sleepers
EN 13481-7:2012 Railway applications - Track - Performance requirements for fastening systems - Part 7: Special fastening systems for switches and crossings and check rails
EN 13230-4:2016 Railway applications - Track - Concrete sleepers and bearers - Part 4: Prestressed bearers for switches and crossings
2008/57/EC : 2008 AMD 5 2014 DIRECTIVE 2008/1957/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 17 JUNE 2008 ON THE INTEROPERABILITY OF THE RAIL SYSTEM WITHIN THE COMMUNITY (RECAST) (TEXT WITH EEA RELEVANCE)
EN 10080:2005 Steel for the reinforcement of concrete - Weldable reinforcing steel - General
PREN 13230-6 : DRAFT 2014 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - TRACK - CONCRETE SLEEPERS AND BEARERS - PART 6: DESIGN
EN 1008:2002 Mixing water for concrete - Specification for sampling, testing and assessing the suitability of water, including water recovered from processes in the concrete industry, as mixing water for concrete
EN 13230-2:2016 Railway applications - Track - Concrete sleepers and bearers - Part 2: Prestressed monoblock sleepers
EN 12620:2002+A1:2008 Aggregates for concrete
UIC 713 : 1ED 2004 DESIGN OF MONOBLOCK CONCRETE SLEEPERS
EN 13230-3:2016 Railway applications - Track - Concrete sleepers and bearers - Part 3: Twin-block reinforced sleepers
EN 206:2013+A1:2016 Concrete - Specification, performance, production and conformity
EN 934-2:2009+A1:2012 Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout - Part 2: Concrete admixtures - Definitions, requirements, conformity, marking and labelling

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