Experimental Investigation on the Performance of Rail Fastening Systems

M. Ali Toprak; Furkan Calim; Emre Gonulcu; M. Fatih Sahin; Ahmet Gullu; Yavuz Durgun; Hakan Saruhan; Ercan Yuksel

doi:10.11159/iccste21.162

Experimental Investigation on the Performance of Rail Fastening Systems

M. Ali Toprak, Furkan Calim, Emre Gonulcu, M. Fatih Sahin, Ahmet Gullu, Yavuz Durgun, Hakan Saruhan, Ercan Yuksel

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Abstract

One of the essential concerns in railway systems is the lifetime of rail tracks. The safety of rail fastening systems plays a significant role in rail track longevity. A standardized laboratory test procedure is required to be followed to evaluate the performance of rail fastening systems on the European railways according to EN 13146 standard series. In this study, longitudinal rail restraints and pull-out resistances were experimentally determined following EN 13146-1 and EN 13146-10, respectively. Two different types of prestressed concrete sleepers (namely B320 type and B70 type) having the same concrete quality, design axle load, and design speed but different dimensions and fastening systems were used in the experimental studies. All specimens used in this study were seen to satisfy the conditions given in the standards. It was also observed that the fastening system used in B320 type prestressed concrete sleepers results in slightly higher axial load and pull-out load capacities.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 6th International Conference On Civil Structural and Transportation Engineering, ICCSTE 2021
Publisher	Avestia Publishing
ISBN (Print)	9781927877845
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.11159/iccste21.162
Publication status	Published - 2021
Event	6th International Conference On Civil Structural and Transportation Engineering, ICCSTE 2021 - Virtual, Online Duration: 17 May 2021 → 19 May 2021

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Name	International Conference on Civil, Structural and Transportation Engineering
ISSN (Electronic)	2369-3002

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Conference	6th International Conference On Civil Structural and Transportation Engineering, ICCSTE 2021
City	Virtual, Online
Period	17/05/21 → 19/05/21

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© 2021, Avestia Publishing, Switzerland. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Experimental studies
Longitudinal rail restraint
Prestressed concrete sleepers
Pull-out resistance
Rail fastening

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Toprak, M. A., Calim, F., Gonulcu, E., Sahin, M. F., Gullu, A., Durgun, Y., Saruhan, H., & Yuksel, E. (2021). Experimental Investigation on the Performance of Rail Fastening Systems. In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference On Civil Structural and Transportation Engineering, ICCSTE 2021 Article 162 (International Conference on Civil, Structural and Transportation Engineering). Avestia Publishing. https://doi.org/10.11159/iccste21.162

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Experimental Investigation on the Performance of Rail Fastening Systems. / Toprak, M. Ali ; Calim, Furkan ; Gonulcu, Emre et al.
Proceedings of the 6th International Conference On Civil Structural and Transportation Engineering, ICCSTE 2021. Avestia Publishing, 2021. 162 (International Conference on Civil, Structural and Transportation Engineering).

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