Railway Applications - Track - Performance requirements for fastening systems - Part 5: Fastening systems for ballastless track

This European Standard is applicable to fastening systems, in categories A –D as specified in EN 13481 1:2012, 3.1 for attaching rails to the uppermost surface of concrete or steel elements in ballastless tracks, including tracks on open deck bridges, and for embedded rails in ballastless tracks, for respective maximum axle loads and minimum curve radii in accordance with Table 1.
Table 1 - Fastening category criteria
Category       Max design axle load        Min curve radius
                                kN                                   m
A                          130                                   40
B                          180                                   80
C                          260                                  150
D                          260                                   400
NOTE The maximum axle load for Categories A and B does not apply to maintenance vehicles.
NOTE   The maximum axle load for Categories A and B does not apply to maintenance vehicles.
The requirements apply to:
- fastening systems which act on the foot and/or web of the rail including direct fastening systems and indirect fastening systems;
- fastening systems for rail sections included in EN13674-1 (excluding 49E4) or EN13674-4
This standard is not applicable to
- fastening systems for other rail sections
- fastening systems for use on wood or polymer composite sleepers used in ballastless track, performance requirements for which are included in EN13481-3
- rigid fastening systems
This standard is not applicable to fastening systems for other rail sections, rigid fastening systems, special fastening systems used at bolted joints or glued joints or special low clamping force fastenings used to mitigate track-bridge interaction effects.
This standard is for type approval of complete fastening systems. In track forms in which there are rail seat blocks or sleepers mounted in “boots” the concrete element and its resilient support are considered to be parts of the elastic fastening system. If the track form includes floating slabs, (i.e. resiliently supported concrete elements with more than one fastening per rail) those concrete elements and their resilient supports are considered to be parts of the ballastless track and not of the fastening system.

Bahnanwendungen - Oberbau - Leistungsanforderungen für Schienenbefestigungssysteme - Teil 5: Befestigungssysteme für feste Fahrbahn

Dieses Dokument ist anzuwenden für Befestigungssysteme in den Kategorien A bis D, wie in EN 13481 1:2012, 3.1, festgelegt, für die Verwendung zur Befestigung von Schienen auf der Oberfläche von Beton- oder Stahlelementen in Festen Fahrbahnen, einschließlich Gleisen auf Brücken mit offener Fahrbahn und für eingebettete Schienen in Festen Fahrbahnen mit maximalen Auslegungsachslasten und Mindestbogenradien nach Tabelle 1.
Die Anforderungen gelten für:
—   Befestigungssysteme, die am Schienenfuß und/oder Schienensteg wirken, einschließlich direkter und indirekter Befestigungssysteme;
—   Befestigungssysteme für Schienenprofile nach EN 13674 1 (außer 49E4) oder EN 13674 4.
Dieses Dokument ist nicht anzuwenden für Befestigungssysteme für Holz- oder Polymerverbundschwellen in Festen Fahrbahnen, die in EN 13481 3 enthalten sind.
Dieses Dokument ist nicht anzuwenden für starre Befestigungssysteme, spezielle Befestigungssysteme, die für verschraubte oder geklebte Schienenstöße verwendet werden, oder Spezialbefestigungen mit niedriger Spannkraft, die zur Abschwächung von wechselseitigen Einflüssen von Gleis und Brücke verwendet werden.
Dieses Dokument gilt für die Typzulassung eines kompletten Befestigungssystems. Oberbauformen, bei denen es Schienenblöcke oder in „Schuhen“ (Unterschwellenbesohlung) gelagerte Schwellen gibt, gelten das Betonelement und sein elastisches Auflager als Teile des elastischen Befestigungssystems. Wenn zur Oberbauform Masse-Feder-Systeme (d. h. elastisch gelagerte Betonelemente mit mehr als einer Befestigung je Schiene) gehören, gelten dieses Betonelement und sein elastisches Auflager als Teile der Festen Fahrbahn und nicht des Befestigungssystems.

Applications ferroviaires - Voie - Exigences de performance pour les systèmes de fixation - Partie 5 : Systèmes de fixations pour voies sans ballast

Le présent document est applicable aux systèmes de fixation des catégories A à D spécifiées dans l'EN 13481 1:2012, 3.1, utilisés pour fixer les rails sur la surface supérieure d'éléments en béton ou en acier sur des voies sans ballast, y compris sur des ponts à tablier à l'air libre, et pour les rails enrobés dans des voies sans ballast, avec des charges à l'essieu maximales et des rayons de courbure minimaux respectifs selon le Tableau 1.
[Tableau 1]
Les exigences s'appliquent :
- aux systèmes de fixation qui agissent sur le patin et/ou l'âme du rail, y compris les systèmes de fixation directs et les systèmes avec selle ;
- aux systèmes de fixation pour les profils de rail décrits dans l'EN 13674 1 (à l'exclusion du profil 49E4) et l'EN 13674 4.
Le présent document ne s'applique pas :
- aux systèmes de fixation destinés à d'autres profils de rail ;
- aux systèmes de fixation destinés à être utilisés sur des traverses en composite à matrice polymère employées en voie ballastée, pour lesquels les exigences de performance sont spécifiées dans l'EN 13481 3 ;
- aux systèmes de fixation rigides.
Le présent document ne s'applique pas aux systèmes de fixation destinés à d'autres profils de rail, aux systèmes de fixation rigides, aux systèmes de fixation spéciaux utilisés au droit des éclisses ou aux fixations par effort d'application au patin du rail utilisées pour limiter les effets liés à l'interaction voie-pont.
Le présent document est destiné à l'homologation de type de systèmes de fixation complets. Pour les formes de voie intégrant des tables d'appui ou des traverses montées en « chaussons », l'élément en béton et son support élastiques sont assimilés à des parties du système de fixation. Si la forme de voie intègre des dalles flottantes (c'est-à-dire des éléments en béton soutenus de manière élastique avec plusieurs fixations par rail), ces éléments en béton et leurs supports élastiques sont assimilés à des parties de la voie sans ballast et non à des parties du système de fixation.

Železniške naprave - Zgornji ustroj proge - Zahteve za izdelavo pritrdilnih sistemov - 5. del: Pritrdilni sistemi za progo z utrjenimi tirnicami

Ta evropski standard se uporablja za pritrdilne sisteme v kategorijah od A do D iz točke 3.1 standarda 13481-1:2012 za pritrditev tirnic na zgornjo površino betonskih ali jeklenih elementov pri zgornjem ustroju brez tamponskega sloja, vključno s tirnicami na mostovih z odprtim voziščem, in za vgrajene tirnice pri zgornjem ustroju brez tamponskega sloja za ustrezno največjo osno obremenitev in najmanjši krivinski polmer, kot je prikazano v preglednici 1.
Preglednica 1: Merila za kategorije pritrjevanja
Kategorija       Največja osna obremenitev        Najmanjši krivinski polmer
                                kN                                   m
A                          130                                   40
B                          180                                   80
C                          260                                  150
D                          260                                   400
OPOMBA: Največja osna obremenitev za kategoriji A in B ne velja za vzdrževalna vozila.
OPOMBA:   Največja osna obremenitev za kategoriji A in B ne velja za vzdrževalna vozila.
Zahteve se uporabljajo za:
– pritrdilne sisteme, ki delujejo na vznožje in/ali stojino tirnice, vključno z neposrednimi in posrednimi pritrdilnimi sistemi;
– pritrdilne sisteme za dele železnice iz standarda EN 13674-1 (razen 49E4) ali EN 13674-4.
Ta standard se ne uporablja za:
– pritrdilne sisteme za druge dele železnice;
– pritrdilne sisteme za uporabo na lesenih pragovih ali pragovih iz polimernih kompozitov, ki se uporabljajo pri zgornjem ustroju brez tamponskega sloja, za katere so zahteve glede zmogljivosti vključene v EN 13481-3;
– toge pritrdilne sisteme.
Ta standard se ne uporablja za pritrdilne sisteme za druge dele železnice, toge pritrdilne sisteme ali posebne pritrdilne sisteme, ki se uporabljajo pri zakovičenih spojih ali zlepljenih spojih, ali posebne pritrdilne elemente z nizko vpenjalno silo za blažitev interakcije med progo in mostom.
Ta standard se uporablja samo za odobritev tipa celotnih pritrdilnih sistemov. Za zgornje ustroje, ki vključujejo bloke tirnice ali pragove, vgrajene v »ohišju«, se šteje, da sta betonski element in njegova prožna podpora dela elastičnega pritrdilnega sistema. Če zgornji ustroj vključuje plavajoče plošče (tj. prožno podprte betonske elemente z več kot enim pritrdilnim elementom na tirnico), se šteje, da so takšni betonski elementi in njihove prožne podpore deli zgornjega ustroja brez tamponskega sloja in ne pritrdilnega sistema.

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Public Enquiry End Date
31-Mar-2021
Publication Date
16-Aug-2022
Technical Committee
Current Stage
6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
Start Date
27-Jul-2022
Due Date
01-Oct-2022
Completion Date
17-Aug-2022

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 13481-5:2022
01-september-2022
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 13481-5:2012+A1:2017
Železniške naprave - Zgornji ustroj proge - Zahteve za izdelavo pritrdilnih sistemov
- 5. del: Pritrdilni sistemi za progo z utrjenimi tirnicami
Railway Applications - Track - Performance requirements for fastening systems - Part 5:
Fastening systems for ballastless track
Bahnanwendungen - Oberbau - Leistungsanforderungen für
Schienenbefestigungssysteme - Teil 5: Befestigungssysteme für feste Fahrbahn
Applications ferroviaires - Voie - Exigences de performance pour les systèmes de
fixation - Partie 5 : Systèmes de fixations pour voies sans ballast
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 13481-5:2022
ICS:
93.100 Gradnja železnic Construction of railways
SIST EN 13481-5:2022 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EN 13481-5
EUROPEAN STANDARD

NORME EUROPÉENNE

July 2022
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 93.100 Supersedes EN 13481-5:2012+A1:2017
English Version

Railway applications - Track - Performance requirements
for fastening systems - Part 5: Fastening systems for
ballastless tracks
Applications ferroviaires - Voie - Exigences de Bahnanwendungen - Oberbau -
performance pour les systèmes de fixation - Partie 5 : Leistungsanforderungen für
Systèmes de fixations pour voies sans ballast Schienenbefestigungssysteme - Teil 5:
Befestigungssysteme für feste Fahrbahn
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 8 May 2022.

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. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.

This European Standard exists 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
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United Kingdom.





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© 2022 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 13481-5:2022 E
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Symbols . 9
5 Requirements determined by laboratory testing . 9
5.1 Specimens used for laboratory testing . 9
5.2 Longitudinal rail restraint or longitudinal stiffness . 10
5.2.1 General case . 10
5.2.2 Special case for long structures . 10
5.3 Clamping force and uplift stiffness . 10
5.4 Vertical stiffness . 11
5.5 Effect of repeated loading . 11
5.6 Electrical resistance of the fastening system and slab track elements . 12
5.7 Effect of exposure to severe environmental conditions (surface mounted rails only) . 13
5.8 Anchoring fastening components. 13
5.8.1 Cast-in or glued-in components in concrete supporting elements . 13
5.8.2 Anchoring components on steel supporting elements . 13
6 Other requirements . 13
6.1 Dimensions . 13
6.2 Effect of fastening system tolerances on track gauge . 14
6.3 In-service testing . 15
6.4 Attenuation of noise and vibration . 15
7 Fitness for purpose . 16
8 Marking, labelling and packaging . 16
Annex A (informative) Vibration and noise . 17
A.1 General . 17
A.2 Symbols . 17
A.3 Parameters for environmental vibration calculations . 17
A.4 Calculating the vibration attenuation . 18
A.5 Environmental noise . 18
Bibliography . 19

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European foreword
This document (EN 13481-5:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 256 “Railway
applications”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by January 2023, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by January 2023.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 13481-5:2012+A1:2017.
The main changes compared to the previous edition are as follows:
a) changes to the terminology to be consistent with the EN 16432 series of standards;
b) inclusion of details of in-service testing, replacing the reference to EN 13146-8, which is to be
withdrawn;
c) slight reduction of test loads in repeated loading test for fastening category D;
d) editorial changes to make clear which requirements are based on laboratory testing;
e) removal of Annex ZA.
This European Standard is one of the series EN 13481 “Railway applications — Track — Performance
requirements for fastening systems”, which consists of the following parts:
— Part 1: Definitions
— Part 2: Fastening systems for concrete sleepers in ballast
— Part 3: Fastening systems for wood and polymeric composite sleepers
— Part 4: Fastening systems for steel sleepers
— Part 5: Fastening systems for ballastless tracks
— Part 7: Fastening systems for switches and crossings, check rails, insulated rail joints and rail expansion
devices
NOTE Part 6 does not exist in this series.
These European Standards are supported by the test methods in the series EN 13146 “Railway
applications — Track — Test methods for fastening systems”.
This document has been prepared under a Standardization Request given to CEN by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
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According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United
Kingdom.
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Introduction
A series of tests is used to assess the suitability of fastening systems for use in railway track, i.e. for type
approval of complete fastening systems. This document only sets requirements considered relevant to
ensure the safe, long-term operation of the track system. The test methods are described in other
associated standards.
The various Categories of rail fastenings used in this document are defined in EN 13481-1:2012.
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1 Scope
This document is applicable to fastening systems, in Categories A – D as specified in EN 13481-1:2012,
3.1 for attaching rails to the uppermost surface of concrete or steel elements in ballastless tracks,
including tracks on open deck bridges, and for embedded rails in ballastless tracks, for maximum axle
loads and minimum curve radii in accordance with Table 1.
Table 1 — Fastening category criteria
Category Maximum design axle load Minimum curve radius
kN m
A 130 40
B 180 80
C 260 150
D 260 400
NOTE The maximum axle load for Categories A and B does not apply to maintenance vehicles.

The requirements apply to:
— fastening systems which act on the foot and/or web of the rail including direct fastening systems and
indirect fastening systems;
— fastening systems for rail sections included in EN 13674-1 (excluding 49E4), or EN 13674-4.
This document is not applicable to fastening systems for wood or polymer composite sleepers used in
ballastless track, which are included in EN 13481-3.
This document is not applicable to rigid fastening systems, special fastening systems used at bolted joints
or glued joints or special low clamping force fastenings used to mitigate track-bridge interaction effects.
This document is for type approval of complete fastening systems. In track forms in which there are rail
seat blocks or sleepers mounted in “boots” (under-sleeper pads) the concrete element and its resilient
support are considered to be parts of the elastic fastening system. If the track form includes floating slabs,
(i.e. resiliently supported concrete elements with more than one fastening per rail) those concrete
elements and their resilient supports are considered to be parts of the ballastless track and not of the
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 13146-1:2019, Railway applications — Track — Test methods for fastening systems — Part 1:
Determination of longitudinal rail restraint
EN 13146-4:2020, Railway applications — Track — Test methods for fastening systems — Part 4: Effect of
repeated loading
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EN 13146-5:2012 , Railway applications — Track — Test methods for fastening systems — Part 5:
Determination of electrical resistance
EN 13146-6:2012, Railway applications — Track — Test methods for fastening systems — Part 6: Effect of
severe environmental conditions
EN 13146-7:2019, Railway applications — Track — Test methods for fastening systems — Part 7:
Determination of clamping force and uplift stiffness
EN 13146-9:2020, Railway applications — Track — Test methods for fastening systems — Part 9:
Determination of stiffness
EN 13146-10:2017, Railway applications — Track — Test methods for fastening systems — Part 10: Proof
load test for pull-out resistance
EN 13230-1:2016, Railway applications — Track — Concrete sleepers and bearers — Part 1: General
requirements
EN 13481-1:2012, Railway applications — Track — Performance requirements for fastening systems —
Part 1: Definitions
EN 13674-1:2011+A1:2017, Railway applications — Track — Rail — Part 1: Vignole railway rails 46 kg/m
and above
EN 13674-4:2019, Railway applications — Track — Rail — Part 4: Vignole railway rails from 27 kg/m to,
but excluding 46 kg/m
EN 17319:2020, Railway applications — Infrastructure — Performance requirements of rail fastening
systems for tramways
EN 17343:2020, Railway applications — General terms and definitions
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions given in EN 13481-1:2012,
EN 17343:2020 and the following apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
datum for applied test loads
flat bottom surface of a conventional concrete sleeper used as a datum plane to define the orientation of
the applied test loads
Note 1 to entry: For fastenings on supports which do not have a flat bottom surface, the orientation of the test
loads is defined relative to “running surface of the rails” which is defined in EN 13848-1:2019. See Figure 1.

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As impacted by EN 13146-5:2012/AC:2017.
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Key
1 centre of gauge corner radius
2 centre line of the rail profile
3 line of load application
Figure 1 — Load application position
3.2
purchaser
operator, owner or user of the rail fastening system
3.3
supplier
body responsible for the use of this European Standard
Note 1 to entry: Sometimes the manufacturer is also the supplier.
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4 Symbols
For the purposes of this document, the following symbols apply.
D maximum longitudinal displacement of rail prior to slip, in mm;
r
F minimum force applied in measurement of low frequency dynamic stiffness of assembly, in
LFA1
kN;
F reference force for measurement of low frequency dynamic stiffness of assembly, in kN;
LFAmax
F notional fastening clip force assumed for measurement of low frequency dynamic stiffness of
LFP1
pad, in kN;
F reference force for measurement of low frequency dynamic stiffness of pad, in kN;
LFPmax
F axial load at which gross slip occurs in the longitudinal rail restraint test in kN;
max
F minimum force applied in measurement of static stiffness of assembly, in kN;
SA1
F force applied to assembly in measurement of static stiffness of assembly, in kN;
SAmax
F notional fastening clip force assumed for measurement of static stiffness of pad, in kN;
SP1
F force applied to pad in measurement of static stiffness of pad, in kN;
SPmax
k longitudinal stiffness in accordance with EN 13146-1:2019, in MN/m;
L
low frequency dynamic stiffness of assembly, in MN/m;
k
LFA
L sample length of embedded rail, in m;
T
P component of load parallel to the datum, in kN;
L
P component of load normal to the datum, in kN;
V
X distance between the line of application of P and the centre of the gauge corner radius of the
L
rail head as shown in Figure 1, in mm;
α angle between the load line and the datum as shown in Figure 1, in °.
5 Requirements determined by laboratory testing
5.1 Specimens used for laboratory testing
The laboratory tests described in 5.2 to 5.5 and 5.7 shall be carried out using a supporting element e.g. a
reinforced concrete block to represent concrete ballastless track or a steel plate to represent a steel
bridge structure.
For continuously supported rail, the test length of rail is the length which is supported on the pad. For
embedded rail, the test length of rail is the length which is embedded. In these cases, for category A the
test length should be (0,8 ± 0,01) m and for categories B to D the test length should be (0,6 ± 0,01) m.
The supporting element shall have a rail seat inclination no greater than the inclination to be used on the
application for which the type of fastening will be used.
For example, a fastening tested successfully on a support with 1:40 inclination does not need to be re-
tested at 1:20 inclination.
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For the laboratory test described in 5.6 two fastenings shall be assembled on a section of concrete track
or steel structure with a length equivalent to the intended fastener spacing as described in
1
EN 13146-5:2012 .
For the laboratory test described in 5.8 a fastening system shall be assembled on a concrete block or steel
element as described in EN 13146-10:2017.
5.2 Longitudinal rail restraint or longitudinal stiffness
5.2.1 General case
The requirement for longitudinal rail restraint is included to control rail creep and pull apart in the event
of a broken rail.
For discrete fastening systems, and for continuously supported rail with mechanical fastening, the
longitudinal rail restraint shall be not less than 7,0 kN when measured by the procedure in
EN 13146-1:2019 before any repeated load test is carried out. For fastenings to
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 13481-5:2021
01-marec-2021
Železniške naprave - Zgornji ustroj proge - Zahteve za izdelavo pritrdilnih sistemov
- 5. del: Pritrdilni sistemi za progo z utrjenimi tirnicami
Railway Applications - Track - Performance requirements for fastening systems - Part 5:
Fastening systems for ballastless track
Bahnanwendungen - Oberbau - Leistungsanforderungen für
Schienenbefestigungssysteme - Teil 5: Befestigungssysteme für feste Fahrbahn
Applications ferroviaires - Voie - Exigences de performance pour les systèmes de
fixation - Partie 5 : Systèmes de fixations pour voies sans ballast
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 13481-5
ICS:
93.100 Gradnja železnic Construction of railways
oSIST prEN 13481-5:2021 en,fr,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
prEN 13481-5
NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM

January 2021
ICS 93.100 Will supersede EN 13481-5:2012+A1:2017
English Version

Railway Applications - Track - Performance requirements
for fastening systems - Part 5: Fastening systems for
ballastless track
Applications ferroviaires - Voie - Exigences de Bahnanwendungen - Oberbau -
performance pour les systèmes de fixation - Partie 5: Leistungsanforderungen für
Systèmes de fixations des voies sans ballast ou voies Schienenbefestigungssysteme - Teil 5:
avec rails enrobés Befestigungssysteme für feste Fahrbahn
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 256.

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European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Symbols . 8
5 Requirements determined by laboratory testing . 9
5.1 Specimens used for laboratory testing . 9
5.2 Longitudinal rail restraint or longitudinal stiffness . 9
5.3 Clamping Force and uplift stiffness . 9
5.4 Assembly and pad stiffness . 10
5.5 Effect of repeated loading . 10
5.6 Electrical resistance of the fastening system and slab track elements . 11
5.7 Effect of exposure to severe environmental conditions . 11
5.8 Anchoring fastening components. 12
5.8.1 Cast-in or glued in components in concrete supporting elements . 12
5.8.2 Anchoring components on steel supporting elements . 12
6 Other requirements . 12
6.1 Dimensions . 12
6.2 Effect of fastening system tolerances on track gauge . 13
6.3 In-service testing . 14
6.4 Attenuation of noise and vibration . 14
7 Fitness for purpose . 15
8 Marking, labelling and packaging . 15
Annex A (informative) Vibration and noise . 16
A.1 General . 16
A.2 Symbols . 16
A.3 Parameters for environmental vibration calculations . 16
A.4 Calculating the vibration attenuation . 16
A.5 Environmental noise . 17
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive (EU) 2016/797 aimed to be covered . 18
Bibliography . 19


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European foreword
This document (prEN 13481-5:2021) 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 document will supersede EN 13481-5:2012+A1:2017.
The main changes in this revision of EN 13481-5:2012+A1:2017 are as follows:
a) Changes to the terminology to be consistent with the EN 16432 series of standards
b) The inclusion of details of in service testing, replacing the reference to EN 13146-8, which is to be
withdrawn
c) Editorial changes to make clear which requirements are based on laboratory testing.
This European Standard is one of the series EN 13481 “Railway applications – Track – Performance
requirements for fastening systems” which consists of the following parts:
— Part 1: Definitions
— Part 2: Fastening systems for concrete sleepers in ballast
— Part 3: Fastening systems for wood and polymeric concrete sleepers
— Part 4: Fastening systems for steel sleepers
— Part 5: Fastening systems for ballastless track
— Part 7: Fastening systems for switches and crossings, check rails, rail expansion devices and insulated
rail joints.
NOTE Part 6 does not exist in this series.
These European Standards are supported by the test methods in the series EN 13146 “Railway
applications – Track – Test methods for fastening systems”.
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, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this
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Introduction
A series of tests is used to assess the suitability of fastening systems for use in railway track i.e. for type
approval of complete fastening systems. This document only sets requirements considered relevant to
ensure the safe, long term operation of the track system. The test methods are described in other
associated standards.
The various Categories of rail fastenings used in this standard are defined in EN 13481-1:2012.
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1 Scope
This document is applicable to fastening systems, in categories A –D as specified in EN 13481-1:2012,
3.1 for attaching rails to the uppermost surface of concrete or steel elements in ballastless tracks,
including tracks on open deck bridges, and for embedded rails in ballastless tracks, for respective
maximum axle loads and minimum curve radii in accordance with Table 1.
Table 1 — Fastening category criteria
Category Maximum design axle load Minimum curve radius
kN m
A 130 40
B 180 80
C 260 150
D 260 400
NOTE The maximum axle load for Categories A and B does not apply to maintenance
vehicles.
The requirements apply to:
− fastening systems which act on the foot and/or web of the rail including direct fastening systems
and indirect fastening systems;
− fastening systems for rail sections included in EN 13674-1 (excluding 49E4) or EN 13674-4.
This document is not applicable to:
− fastening systems for other rail sections
− fastening systems for use on wood or polymer composite sleepers used in ballastless track,
performance requirements for which are included in EN 13481-3
− rigid fastening systems
This document is not applicable to fastening systems for other rail sections, rigid fastening systems,
special fastening systems used at bolted joints or glued joints or special low clamping force fastenings
used to mitigate track-bridge interaction effects.
This document is for type approval of complete fastening systems. In track forms in which there are rail
seat blocks or sleepers mounted in “boots” the concrete element and its resilient support are
considered to be parts of the elastic fastening system. If the track form includes floating slabs, (i.e.
resiliently supported concrete elements with more than one fastening per rail) those concrete elements
and their resilient supports are considered to be parts of the ballastless track and not of the fastening
system.
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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 13146-1:2019, Railway applications - Track - Test methods for fastening systems - Part 1:
Determination of longitudinal rail restraint
EN 13146-4:2020, Railway applications - Track - Test methods for fastening systems - Part 4: Effect of
repeated loading
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EN 13146-5:2012, Railway applications — Track — Test methods for fastening systems — Part 5:
Determination of electrical resistance
EN 13146-6:2012, Railway applications - Track - Test methods for fastening systems - Part 6: Effect of
severe environmental conditions
EN 13146-7:2019, Railway applications - Track - Test methods for fastening systems - Part 7:
Determination of clamping force and uplift stiffness
EN 13146-9:2020, Railway applications - Track - Test methods for fastening systems - Part 9:
Determination of stiffness
EN 13146-10:2017, Railway applications - Track - Test methods for fastening systems - Part 10: Proof
load test for pull-out resistance
EN 13230-1:2016, Railway applications - Track - Concrete sleepers and bearers - Part 1: General
requirements
EN 13481-1:2012, Railway applications - Track - Performance requirements for fastening systems - Part
1: Definitions
EN 13674-1:2011+A1:2017, Railway applications - Track - Rail - Part 1: Vignole railway rails 46 kg/m
and above
EN 13674-4:2019, Railway applications - Track - Rail - Part 4: Vignole railway rails from 27 kg/m to, but
excluding 46 kg/m

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Document impacted by AC:2007.
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3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions and the terms and definitions
given in EN 13481-1:2012 apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
• IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
• ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
datum for applied test loads
flat bottom surface of a conventional concrete sleeper used as a datum plane to define the orientation of
the applied test loads
Note 1 to entry: For fastenings on supports which do not have a flat bottom surface, the orientation of the test
loads is defined relative to “running surface of the rails” which is defined in EN 13848-1:2018. See Figure 1.

Key
1 centre of gauge corner radius
2 centre line of the rail profile
3 line of load application
Figure 1 — Load application position
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3.2
purchaser
operator, owner or user of the rail fastening system
3.3
supplier
body responsible for the use of this European Standard
Note 1 to entry: Sometimes the manufacturer is also the supplier.
4 Symbols
For the purposes of this document, the following symbols apply.
D maximum longitudinal displacement of rail prior to slip, in mm (EN 13146-1:2019)
r
F static preload applied in measurement of high frequency stiffness of assembly, in kN;
HFAmax
F minimum force applied in measurement of dynamic low frequency stiffness of
LFA1
assembly, in kN;
F reference force for measurement of dynamic low frequency stiffness of assembly, in
LFAmax
kN;
F notional fastening clip force assumed for measurement of dynamic low frequency
LFP1
stiffness of pad, in kN;
F reference force for measurement of dynamic low frequency stiffness of pad, in kN;
LFPmax
F axial load at which gross slip occurs in the longitudinal rail restraint test
max
(EN 13146-1:2019 in kN;
F minimum force applied in measurement of static stiffness of assembly, in kN;
SA1
F force applied to assembly in measurement of static stiffness of assembly, in kN;
SAmax
F notional fastening clip force assumed for measurement of static stiffness of pad, in
SP1
kN;
F force applied to pad in measurement of static stiffness of pad, in kN;
SPmax
k longitudinal stiffness in accordance with EN 13146-1:2019), in MN/m;
L
k transfer stiffness in measurement of high frequency stiffness of assembly, in N/m;
HFAD
k low frequency dynamic stiffness of assembly, in MN/m;
LFA
L Sample length of embedded rail, in m;
T
P component of load parallel to the datum, in kN;
L
P component of load normal to the datum, in kN;
V
X distance between the line of application of P and the centre of the gauge corner
L
radius of the rail head as shown in Figure 1, in mm;
α angle between the load line and the datum as shown in Figure 1, in °.
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5 Requirements determined by laboratory testing
5.1 Specimens used for laboratory testing
The laboratory tests described in 5.2 to 5.4 and 5.6 shall be carried out using a supporting element e,g, a
reinforced concrete block to represent concrete ballastless track or a steel plate to represent a steel
bridge structure.
For continuously supported rail, the length of rail used for category A should be (0,8 ± 0,01) m. The test
lengths for categories B to D should be (0,6 ± 0,01) m.
The supporting element shall have a rail seat inclination no greater than the inclination to be used on
the application for which the type of fastening will be used.
NOTE: On this basis a fastening tested successfully on a support with 1:40 inclination does not need to be re-
tested at 1:20 inclination.
For the laboratory test described in 5.5 two fastenings shall be assembled on a section of concrete track
or steel structure with a length equivalent to the intended fastener spacing as described in
EN 13146-5:2012.
For the laboratory test described in 5.7 a fastening system shall be assembled on a concrete block or
steel element as described in EN 13146-10:2017.
5.2 Longitudinal rail restraint or longitudinal stiffness
The requirement for longitudinal rail restraint is included to control rail creep and pull apart in the
event of a broken rail.
For discrete fastening systems, the longitudinal rail restraint shall be not less than 7,0 kN when
measured by the procedure in EN 13146-1:2019 before any repeated load test is carried out. For
fastenings to be used in lines with trains operating at speeds above 250 km/h, the longitudinal rail
restraint shall be not less than 9,0 kN when measured by the procedure in EN 13146-1:2019 before any
repeated load test is carried out.
For embedded rail with an adhesive fastening system, the longitudinal stiffness k shall be measured in
L
accordance with EN 13146-1:2019, between 0 mm and 7 mm (i.e. D = 7) relative displacement per
r
equivalent length of support without visible damage.
On structures such as long bridges, the longitudinal force transmitted between the track and the
structure may be calculated by the method described in CEN/TR 17231:2018 and used in
EN 1991-2:2003/AC:2010. The value of F measured in accordance with EN 13146-1:2019 may be
max
used in the calculation. In such cases and subject to agreement between the purchaser and
manufacturer, the minimum requirement for longitudinal restraint may be reduced.
5.3 Clamping Force and uplift stiffness
This shall be determined by the procedure in EN 13146-7:2019. The result shall be reported.
If the rail fastening system is to be used on long bridge structures calculations of track-bridge
interaction effects at bridge deck ends, such as those required in EN 1991-2:2003/AC:2010, may
require values of uplift stiffness of th
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