NOW: GROUT FILLED TIMBER PILES

The St. Louis-San Francisco has developed a new method for obtaining extended life from timber piling having internal decay. Six months after the defective piles have been treated internally by the Osmose process, the railroad injects cement grout under pressure to fill the voids. Work procedure is described.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  P.O. Box 350
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1973-2

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 28-29
• Serial:
  • Railway Track and Structures
  • Volume: 69
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-9016

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Maintenance; Support piles; Timber
• Uncontrolled Terms: Bridge maintenance
• Old TRIS Terms: Grout filled piles; Timber piles
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Maintenance and Preservation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00046869
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 14 1974 12:00AM