Cracking and impact performance characteristics of plastic composite ties.

Details

• Creators:
  Reiff, Richard ; Trevizo, Carmen
• Corporate Creators:
  Transportation Technology Center, Inc.
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Railroad Policy and Development
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Railroad ties
  • Track components
  • Composite materials
  • Cracking
  • Failure
  • Brittleness
  • Fracture properties
  • Modulus of elasticity
  • Mechanical properties by mathematical limits or values
  • Modulus of rupture
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT/FRA/ORD-12/03
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Technical report.
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Abstract:
  As followup to a workshop on Engineered Composite Ties sponsored by the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association and the Federal Railroad Administration, the Transportation Technology Center, Inc., in Pueblo, CO, conducted a series of tests addressing material performance issues. A primary objective of the workshop was to identify performance concerns and potential areas of research by using input from the Class I railroad representatives. Class I railroads have installed plastic/composite ties in their tracks for several years for evaluation purposes. A panel of Class I railroad engineers attending the workshop noted tie cracking and fractures during handling, installation, and service as priority areas of concern.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFR53-00-C-00012 ; Task Order 227
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24684/dot_24684_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.04 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9cd92c19b7d0e2b9a4ab211c0bfdfb0feac2e7edf5daaae4f74a63e06d671def