Railway Applications - Track - Test Methods for Fastening Systems - Part 7: Determination of Clamping Force and Uplift Stiffness
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The DIN EN 13146-7 standard specifies a laboratory test procedure for measuring the clamping force exerted by a fastening system on the foot of the rail. This is done by measuring the force required to separate the rail foot from its immediate support. Additionally, the procedure can also be used to determine the uplift stiffness of the fastening system if necessary.
The standard is applicable to fastening systems with and without baseplates, and it can be used on all types of sleepers, bearers, or elements of slab track. However, it does not assess the security of the fastening components fixed into the sleeper or other support system. This particular test procedure is designed for complete fastening assemblies, and it is not suitable for fastening systems that act on the rail foot, such as embedded rail systems.
| Descriptors | Capacitive loads, Chucking, Clamping power, Durability, Fasteners, Fixings, Laboratory testing, Laboratory tests, Measurement, Measuring techniques, Permanent ways, Quality requirements, Rail fastening systems, Rail transport, Railway applications, Railway construction, Railway installations, Railways, Reference methods, Resilience, Roadways, Sleepers, Testing, Tracks (materials handling equipment), Travel ways, Permanency, Pavements (roads), Sheets, Ties, Superstructure |
| ICS Codes | 93.100 - Construction of railways |
| Language(s) | English |
| File Size | 1.1 MB |
