BS EN 16727-2-1:2018 PDF Download

BS EN 16727-2-1:2018 is a standard that provides requirements for the verification of the non-acoustic performance, mechanical performance under dynamic loadings due to passing trains, and resistance to fatigue of track noise barriers and related devices acting on airborne sound propagation. The standard outlines the use of both analytical methods and tests to verify the ultimate and serviceability limit states and the resistance to fatigue of the noise barrier or its components.

Analytical methods are used to determine the characteristic values and design values of the noise barrier. These methods can be combined with test results if sufficient information is not available. The standard also describes different types of test procedures that can be employed. These include tests on small samples to define detail categories that are not covered by Eurocodes, tests on a global element to define the limit state against fatigue, and full-scale tests under representative loading conditions to determine the fatigue resistance of the noise barrier components.