PROFIT IN USAGE OF SYNTHETIC SLEEPER

It has been recognized that synthetic sleepers made of glass-fiber reinforced foamed polyurethane are very durable to mechanical and load repetition and to corrosive environment, and that they can be manufactured in a large size with precise dimensions. They have been used for switches, bridges and nonconventional track structures such as directly fastened tracks in tunnels and on viaducts. This paper looks at the performance of the synthetic sleepers after ten years of use.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Railway Technical Research Institute

  2-8-38, Hikari-cho, Kokubunji-shi
  Tokyo 185,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Nagafuji, T
  • ABE, N
• Publication Date: 1994-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 2-4
• Serial:
  • Railway Technical Research Institute, Quarterly Reports
  • Volume: 35
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Railway Technical Research Institute/Tetsudo Gijutsu Kenkyujo
  • ISSN: 0033-9008
  • Serial URL: http://www.rtri.or.jp/eng/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Beams; Glass fiber reinforced plastics; Railroad ties; Railroad tracks; Synthetic fibers
• Uncontrolled Terms: Switches
• Old TRIS Terms: Beams and girders; Track structures
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00646410
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 7 1994 12:00AM