JOINT BARS: DESIGN, SPECIFICATIONS, SERVICE TESTS, INCLUDING INSULATED JOINTS AND COMPROMISE JOINTS

Rolling-load and physical-property tests of basic-oxygen-steel joint bars, rolling-load and bend tests of three compromise joints produced by thermit welding, and a rolling-load test of an insulated joint using fiber-glass bars were investigated. Much of the work was still in progress at the time of publication. Brinell and Mechanical tests of four bars failing the rolling-load tests were tabulated and show that three of these bars were slightly harder at the top than at the bottom.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Railway Engineering Association

  59 East Van Buren Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60605
• Publication Date: 1962-2

Media Info

• Features: Tables;
• Pagination: p. 531-532
• Serial:
  • AREA BULLETIN
  • Volume: 63 N
  • Issue Number: 570
  • Publisher: American Railway Engineering Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bend tests; Insulation systems; Joints (Engineering); Load tests; Signaling; Steel; Thermit welding; Tie bars
• Uncontrolled Terms: Insulated joints
• Old TRIS Terms: Slow bend tests
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00052325
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Association of American Railroads
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 15 1974 12:00AM