prEN 17318-2

Railway applications - Infrastructure - Plastic sleepers and bearers - Part 2: Product testing

This part of the EN xxxxx series specifies the test methods applicable to plastic sleepers and bearers
with their rail fastening system.

Bahnanwendungen - Infrastruktur - Gleis- und Weichenschwellen aus Kunststoff - Teil 2: Produktprüfung

Applications ferroviaires - Infrastructure - Traverses et supports en plastique - Partie 2 : Essais sur produits

Železniške naprave - Infrastruktura - Plastični pragi in kretniški plastični pragi - 2. del: Preskušanje izdelka

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• Publication Date: 19-Jul-2020
• Withdrawal Date: 19-Jan-2021
• ICS: 45.080 - Rails and railway components
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 256 - Railway applications
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 256/SC 1/WG 16 - Sleepers and bearers
• Current Stage: 3098 - Decision to reject - Consensus building
• Completion Date: 13-Sep-2019
• Directive: 2008/57/EC - Directive 2008/57/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 on the interoperability of the rail system within the Community (Recast)
• Directive: 2016/797/EU - Directive (EU) 2016/797 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union (Text with EEA relevance)
• Mandate: M/483 - Mandate for programming and standardisation addressed to the European standardisation bodies under directive 2008/57/EC in the field of the interoperability of the rail system within the European Union
• Ref Project: oSIST prEN 17318-2:2019 - Railway applications - Infrastructure - Plastic sleepers and bearers - Part 2: Product testing

Standards Content (Sample)

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Railway applications - Infrastructure - Plastic sleepers and bearers - Part 2: Product
testing
Bahnanwendungen - Infrastruktur - Gleis- und Weichenschwellen aus Kunststoff - Teil 2:
Produktprüfung
Applications ferroviaires - Infrastructure - Traverses et supports en plastique - Partie 2 :
Essais sur produits
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 17318-2
ICS:
45.080 7UDþQLFHLQåHOH]QLãNLGHOL Rails and railway
components
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
December 2018
ICS 45.080
English Version
Railway applications - Infrastructure - Plastic sleepers and
bearers - Part 2: Product testing
Applications ferroviaires - Infrastructure - Traverses et Bahnanwendungen - Infrastruktur - Gleis- und
supports en plastique - Partie 2 : Essais sur produits Weichenschwellen aus Kunststoff - Teil 2:
Produktprüfung
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 256.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

This draft European Standard was established by CEN in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are
aware and to provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without
notice and shall not be referred to as a European Standard.

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION
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CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2018 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 17318-2:2018 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
European foreword . 4
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Product characteristics . 7
4.1 General . 7
4.2 Bending resistance . 7
4.2.1 Test arrangements . 7
4.2.2 Initial reference test loads . 10
4.2.3 Test procedures at the centre section for the negative bending moments . 11
4.2.4 Test procedures at the centre section for the positive bending moments - Fatigue
test at the centre section for positive bending moments . 14
4.2.5 Test procedures at the rail seat . 15
4.3 Stiffness with GBP or with FP at rail seat . 17
4.4 Thermal expansion . 18
4.4.1 Principle . 18
4.4.2 Apparatus . 18
4.4.3 Procedure. 18
4.5 Interface between the rail and the sleeper . 20
4.5.1 General . 20
4.5.2 Permanent deformation of screw/insert in function of temperature . 20
4.5.3 Fastening system . 22
4.5.4 Electrical resistance . 22
4.5.5 Cast-in and glued-in fastening components . 23
4.6 Fire. 23
Annex A (informative) Test procedures for stiffness measurement of plastic sleeper with
GBP . 24
A.1 Static test procedure . 24
A.1.1 Principle . 24
A.1.2 Apparatus . 24
A.1.2.1 Controlled temperature test area . 24
A.1.2.2 GBP (Geometric Ballast Plate) . 24
A.1.2.3 Articulated support . 24
A.1.2.4 Slope taking-up wedge . 24
A.1.2.5 Actuator . 24
A.1.2.6 Displacement measuring instruments . 24
A.1.2.7 Force measuring instruments . 24
A.1.2.8 Recording equipment . 25
A.1.3 Procedure . 25
A.1.4 Test report . 27
A.2 Low frequency dynamic test procedure . 27
A.2.1 Principle . 27
A.2.2 Apparatus . 27
A.2.2.1 General . 27
A.2.2.2 Actuator . 28
A.2.2.3 Displacement measuring instruments . 28
A.2.2.4 Force measuring instruments . 28
A.2.2.5 Recording equipment . 28
A.2.3 Procedure . 28
A.2.4 Test report . 30
Annex B (informative) Test procedures for stiffness measurement of plastic sleeper with
FP . 31
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 2008/57/EC aimed to be covered. 32
Bibliography . 34

European foreword
This document (prEN 17318-2:2018) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 256 “Railway
applications”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This European Standard is one of the series EN 17318 “Railway applications – Infrastructure – Plastic
sleepers and bearers”, which consist of the following parts:
— Part 1: General requirements;
— Part 2: Product testing;
— Part 3: Material characteristics.
This European Standard is used as the technical basis for transaction between corresponding parties
(purchaser – supplier).
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
document.
Introduction
This part of the standard defines the test methods for design approval testing for plastic sleepers and
bearers and is used in conjunction with the following parts:
— Part 1: General requirements;
— Part 3: Material characteristics.
1 Scope
This document specifies the test methods applicable to plastic sleepers and bearers with their rail
fastening system.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 13146-5, Railway applications - Track - Test methods for fastening systems - Part 5: Determination of
electrical resistance
EN 13146-10, Railway applications - Track - Test methods for fastening systems - Part 10: Proof load test
for pull-out resistance
EN 13230-2:2016, Railway applications - Track - Concrete sleepers and bearers - Part 2: Prestressed
monoblock sleepers
EN 13230-4:2016, Railway applications - Track - Concrete sleepers and bearers - Part 4: Prestressed
bearers for switches and crossings
EN 13481-3, Railway applications - Track - Performance requirements for fastening systems - Part 3:
Fastening systems for wood sleepers
EN 13481-5, Railway applications – Track – Performance requirements for fastening systems – Part 5:
Fastening systems for slab track
EN 13481-7, Railway applications - Track - Performance requirements for fastening systems - Part 7:
Specia
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