SERVICE TESTS OF VARIOUS TYPES OF JOINT BARS CRANES. STUDY OF THE FATIGUE STRENGTH OF BOX-BEAMS SEALED WITH DIAPHRAGMS SUBJECTED TO CONSTANT AMPLITUDE AXIAL

Report is made of two service tests of joint bars for 115 RE and 132 RE rail. Service test installations are described, and test data is presented. It is concluded after 10 years of service that the test sections show good performance with little difference except that the 4-hole bars show slightly more difference in the level at the 1/4-inch points of the rail ends. The long-toe bars on the Santa Fe continue to show a slight tendency toward developing cracks in the spike slits, although the progression is slow.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Railway Engineering Association

  59 East Van Buren Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60605
• Publication Date: 1959

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 905-915
• Serial:
  • AREA BULLETIN
  • Volume: 60
  • Publisher: American Railway Engineering Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Rail joints; Railroad rails; Signaling; Structural design; Tests; Tie bars
• Old TRIS Terms: Rail design
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00052373
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Association of American Railroads
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1976 12:00AM