Effect of Concrete Composition on Splitting Cracks in Prestressed Concrete Railroad Ties [Research Results]

Details

• Creators:
  Stuart, Cameron ; Peterman, Robert J. ; Beck, B Terry
• Corporate Creators:
  LB Foster/CXT Conrete Ties ; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; United States. Federal Railroad Administration. Office of Research, Development, and Technology ; Kansas State University. Department of Civil Engineering ; Kansas State University. Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Prestressed concrete ties
  • Railroad ties
  • Fracture mechanics
  • Fracture properties
  • Cracking
  • Corrosion resistance
  • longitudinal splitting cracks
• Publication/ Report Number:
  RR 22-05
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Research Results
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Railroad Administration
• Abstract:
  This research was part of a larger project, “Developing Qualification Tests to Ensure Proper Selection and Interaction of Pretensioned Concrete Railroad Tie Materials.” Kansas State University (KSU) conducted this research under contract with the Federal Railroad Administration from 2015 through 2019. This report highlights advances in methods to evaluate the splitting crack growth potential for various mixtures used to fabricate prestressed concrete railroad ties.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFR53-11-C-00020
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61005/dot_61005_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.07 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Railroad Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:dc61940917551f54656144ebced18bca10a2289bb1620e738acf9403c745e7b0