CONCRETE TIES

This specification is intended to provide necessary guidance in the design, manufacture and use of concrete ties and their components for main line standard gage railway track systems. The specification contains minimum performance requirements of components for concrete tie railway track based on a variety of permissible tie spacings and ballast depths. Track constructed of tie and fastener components meeting the specifications applicable to the anticipated usage should be expected to give satisfactory performance under current AAR-approved maximum axle loads. The specification covers materials, physical dimensions, and structural strength of prestressed monoblock and prestressed and conventionally reinforced two-block concrete ties. In addition, longitudinal and lateral load restraint requirements as well as the electrical performance requirements of rail fastener and tie combinations are given. Laboratory tests for the determination of the suitability of new designs are specified, as are necessary quality-control procedure during manufacture. The specification does not cover techniques nor equipment for the manufacture of concrete ties or fastenings. Where current specifications or recommended practices of other technical societies, such as the American Society for Testing and Materials or the American Concrete Institute, are appropriate, they are made part of this specification by reference.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Railway Engineering Association

  59 East Van Buren Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60605
• Publication Date: 1973-9

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 85
• Serial:
  • AREA BULLETIN
  • Volume: 75
  • Issue Number: Pt1
  • Publisher: American Railway Engineering Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Concrete ties; Railroad ties
• Subject Areas: Materials; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00050455
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: American Railway Engineering Association
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 31 1976 12:00AM