DEVELOPMENT OF THE RAIL FASTENING DEVICE FOR DIRECT FASTENED TRACK ON THE STEEL BRIDGE

To reduce track maintenance requirements on bridges, a rail fastener which attaches directly to bridge girders and eliminates cross ties has been developed. A standard design adaptable to continuous welded rail on long bridges has been produced. The design, structural features and test results are described.

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  JAPANESE NATIONAL RAILWAYS

  TOKYO,   Japan 
• Authors:
  • Umeda, Shinya
  • Aihara, Kazuyuki
  • Kumazaki, H
• Publication Date: 1977-9

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 105-108
• Serial:
  • Railway Technical Research Institute, Quarterly Reports
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Railway Technical Research Institute/Tetsudo Gijutsu Kenkyujo
  • ISSN: 0033-9008
  • Serial URL: http://www.rtri.or.jp/eng/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge decks; Girder bridges; Rail fasteners; Railroad tracks; Unconventional track; Welded rail
• Old TRIS Terms: Track structures
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00173597
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Railway Technical Research Inst, Quarterly Reports
• Report/Paper Numbers: Rpt. No. 1025-76
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 26 1978 12:00AM