SERVICE TEST OF SOLID MANGANESE STEEL CROSSING FROGS WITH PRESTRESSED CONCRETE SUPPORT VERSUS TIMBERS

This preliminary report discusses the service test of two test sections of prestressed concrete crossing support under a solid manganese railroad crossing. A control crossing using creosoted oak timbers supported on 11-ft longitudinal-bolted timbers under each rail is used. The design, construction, and installation of the support are presented. A discussion of stress-strain measurements is presented. The stress data had not yet been analyzed at the time of this report.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Railway Engineering Association

  59 East Van Buren Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60605
• Publication Date: 1961-2

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 653-657
• Serial:
  • AREA BULLETIN
  • Volume: 62 N
  • Issue Number: 563
  • Publisher: American Railway Engineering Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete structures; Frogs (Railroads); Prestressed concrete; Railroad tracks; Structural supports
• Old TRIS Terms: Track support structures
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00052336
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Association of American Railroads
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1974 12:00AM