PRESTRESSED CONCRETE TIE INVESTIGATION - 2ND REPORT

This is a summary of some five years experience and field tests with strain gages and measurements of electrical resistance.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Conducted under sponsorship of AREA Committee 3 - Ties and Wood Preservation and AREA Committee 5 - Track.
• Corporate Authors:

  Association of American Railroads Research Center

  3140 South Federal Street
  Chicago, IL  United States  60616
• Publication Date: 1965-4

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 65 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acceleration (Mechanics); Concrete; Concrete ties; Fasteners; Fastenings; Field tests; Instrumentation; Prestressed concrete ties; Quality of service; Rail (Railroads); Railroad ties; Specifications; Stresses
• Old TRIS Terms: Clip fasteners; Rail stress
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Design; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00095873
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Association of American Railroads
• Report/Paper Numbers: ER-58
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 24 1976 12:00AM