MANUFACTURE OF MONOBLOC CONCRETE SLEEPERS IN INDIA

A short but full article on the problem of concrete sleepers as dealt with by the Indian Railways. The author gives details of: (1) the production technique adopted: site and production capacity of manufacturing factories; (2) the basic specifications finally chosen for the sleepers; (3) the manufacturing technology and its development; and (4) future projects.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Research Design and Standards Organization

  Alambagh, Lucknow 5,   India 
• Authors:
  • Parthasarathy, R
• Publication Date: 1973-5

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 47-57
• Serial:
  • Indian Railway Technical Bulletin
  • Volume: 30
  • Issue Number: 189
  • Publisher: Research Design and Standards Organization
  • ISSN: 0019-6266

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Concrete; Concrete ties; Railroad ties; Structural design
• Identifier Terms: Indian Railways
• Old TRIS Terms: Cross tie design
• Subject Areas: Design; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00081269
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: International Railway Documentation, Selection of
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 27 1976 12:00AM