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I.S. EN 16729-1:2016

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RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - INFRASTRUCTURE - NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING ON RAILS IN TRACK - PART 1: REQUIREMENTS FOR ULTRASONIC INSPECTION AND EVALUATION PRINCIPLES

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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2016

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National Foreword
European foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Basics
5 Detection of reference reflectors
6 Control of positioning accuracy
Annex A (normative) - Simulated reflectors in reference
        rails
Annex B (informative) - Simulated reflectors in reference
        rails
Annex C (informative) - Ultrasonic test areas in rails tested
        with test vehicles or manually-propelled devices
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this
         European standard and the Essential
         Requirements of EU Directive 2008/57/EC
Bibliography

Pertains to testing of rails installed in track for detecting internal discontinuities.

DocumentType
Standard
Pages
46
PublisherName
National Standards Authority of Ireland
Status
Current

Standards Relationship
EN 16729-1:2016 Identical

PREN 16729-3 : DRAFT 2017 RAILWAY APPLICATIONS - INFRASTRUCTURE - NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING ON RAILS IN TRACK - PART 3: REQUIREMENTS FOR IDENTIFYING INTERNAL AND SURFACE RAIL DEFECTS
EN 1330-4:2010 Non-destructive testing - Terminology - Part 4: Terms used in ultrasonic testing
EN 13674-1:2011+A1:2017 Railway applications - Track - Rail - Part 1: Vignole railway rails 46 kg/m and above

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