DEVELOPMENT TRENDS IN TRACK CONSTRUCTION

Conventional to continuous welded track, normal-resistant steel for fish-plate jointing to advantageously weldable profiled heaviest rails, wooden and steel sleepers to concrete, resilient fastenings, and concrete deck are discussed.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This abstract is also contained in "A Bibliography on the Design and Performance of Rail Track Structures", September 1974, RRIS #072794, which was prepared for the Urban Mass Transportation Administration.
• Corporate Authors:

  Hestra Verlag

  Holzhofallee 33, Postfach 4244
  6100 Darmstadt 1,   Germany 
• Authors:
  • Munch, W
• Publication Date: 1970-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • Eisenbahntechnische Rundschau
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Hestra Verlag

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Concrete slab track; Concrete structures; Concrete ties; Continuous welded rail; Fastenings; Rail joints; Railroad rails; Railroad ties; Track laying
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00072847
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 11 1976 12:00AM