BSI 15/30294486 DC:2015 Edition
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BS EN 16843. Railway applications. Infrastructure. Mechanical requirements for joints in running rails
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| BSI | 2015 | 39 |
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| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | 30294486 |
| 3 | 41_e_stf |
| 4 | Contents Page |
| 6 | Foreword |
| 7 | 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions Table 1 – Overview of mechanical rail joints |
| 9 | Figure 1 – Definition of parts and design parameters of mechanical rail joints |
| 10 | 4 Symbols and abbreviations Table 2 – Overview of symbols |
| 11 | 5 Requirements 5.1 Quality systems 5.1.1 General 5.1.2 Design requirements for mechanical rail joints – General 5.1.3 Joint clearance capacity for jointed track |
| 12 | 5.1.4 Maximum rail length for jointed track 5.1.5 Design approval |
| 13 | 5.2 Performance requirements for insulated rail joints 5.2.1 Design requirements 5.2.2 Mechanical requirements 5.2.2.1 Tensile strength test (longitudinal) |
| 14 | 5.2.2.2 Repeated bending test (vertical) 5.2.3 Electrical insulation requirements |
| 15 | 5.3 Field test requirements 6 Type approval 6.1 Non-insulated rail joints 6.2 Insulated rail joints for CWR 6.3 Insulated rail joints for jointed track |
| 16 | 7 Test methods 7.1 General 7.2 Mechanical tests 7.2.1 Tensile strength test (longitudinal) 7.2.1.1 Test objective 7.2.1.2 Test apparatus 7.2.1.3 Test specimen |
| 17 | Figure 2 – Tensile strength test arrangement 7.2.1.4 Test procedure |
| 18 | Figure 3 – Tensile strength test procedure |
| 19 | 7.2.1.5 Test report 7.2.2 Repeated bending test (vertical) 7.2.2.1 Test objective 7.2.2.2 Test apparatus |
| 20 | Figure 4 – (repeated) Bending test arrangement 7.2.2.3 Test specimen 7.2.2.4 Test procedure |
| 21 | 7.2.2.5 Test report 7.3 Electrical insulation tests 7.3.1 Test objective |
| 22 | 7.3.2 Test apparatus 7.3.3 Test specimen 7.3.4 Test procedure (dry) Figure 5 – Electrical insulation test arrangement |
| 23 | 7.3.5 Test procedure (wet) 7.3.6 Test report 7.4 Field tests 8 Acceptance tests for insulated rail joints 8.1 General |
| 24 | 8.2 Geometrical and visual inspection 8.3 Electrical insulation tests (only for prefab construction) 8.4 Mechanical tests (only for prefab construction) 8.5 Electrical insulation and mechanical tests (only for site construction) 9 Identification and marking of insulated rail joints 10 Documentation |
| 26 | Annex A (informative) Design of track with mechanical rail joints Table A.1 – Design variables for SNCF and CFF mechanical rail joints |
| 28 | Table A.2 – Instantaneous joint clearance Jt when laying the track for SNCF mechanical rail joints with joint clearance capacity of 21 mm |
| 30 | Annex B (normative) Fishplates for mechanical rail joints B.1 Material B.2 Approval B.3 Tolerances Figure B.1 – Tolerances in transverse deflection, single curved Figure B.2 – Tolerances in transverse deflection, double curved |
| 31 | Figure B.3 – Tolerances in vertical deflection, single curved Figure B.4 – Tolerances in vertical deflection, double curved B.4 Surface requirements B.5 Identification |
| 32 | Annex C (normative) Residual gap test C.1 Test objective C.2 Test apparatus and test specimen C.3 Test procedure C.4 Test report |
| 33 | C.5 Relation to other tests |
| 34 | Annex D (informative) Static bending test D.1 Test objective D.2 Test apparatus and test specimen D.3 Test procedure D.4 Test report |
| 35 | D.5 Relation to other tests |
| 36 | Annex E (informative) Formula for bending moment |
| 37 | Annex F (informative) Sample values for minimum tensile strength Table F.1 – Sample values for minimum tensile strength |
| 38 | Annex G (informative) Sample values for bending moment Table G.1 – Sample values for bending moment in repeated bending test |
| 39 | Bibliography |
