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AS 1085.18-2003

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Railway track material Screw spikes and threaded inserts

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28-01-2003

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1 - AS 1085.18-2003 RAILWAY TRACK MATERIAL - SCREW SPIKES AND THREADED INSERTS
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - 1 SCOPE
6 - 2 CONTEXT AND PURPOSE OF USE
6 - 2.1 Function
6 - 2.2 Action of screw spike
6 - 2.3 Action of the threaded insert
7 - 3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
7 - 4 NOTATION
7 - 5 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
7 - 5.1 General
7 - 5.2 Screw spike tests for timber-Timber pull-out test
8 - 5.3 Threaded insert tests-Pull-out test
8 - 5.4 Screw spike assembly tests for concrete
8 - 5.4.1 Assembly torque test
8 - 5.4.2 Assembly lateral repeated load test
8 - 6 SCREW SPIKE
8 - 6.1 Materials
8 - 6.2 Corrosion resistance
8 - 6.3 Straightness
8 - 6.4 Finish
9 - 6.5 Preferred geometry
9 - 6.5.1 General
9 - 6.5.2 Dimensions
9 - 6.5.3 Head shape
9 - 6.5.4 Screw thread
9 - 7 THREADED INSERT
10 - 8 MARKING
12 - APPENDIX A - INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY THE PURCHASER AND MANUFACTURER
12 - A1 INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED BY THE PURCHASER
12 - A2 INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED BY THE MANUFACTURER
12 - A3 INSTALLATION
12 - A3.1 Tightening
12 - A3.2 Timber
14 - APPENDIX B - MEANS FOR DEMONSTRATING COMPLIANCE WITH THIS STANDARD
14 - B1 SCOPE
14 - B2 STATISTICAL SAMPLING
14 - B3 PRODUCT CERTIFICATION
15 - B4 SUPPLIER'S QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
15 - B5 OTHER MEANS OF ASSESSMENT
16 - APPENDIX C - TIMBER PULL-OUT TEST
16 - C1 SCOPE
16 - C2 BACKGROUND
16 - C3 APPARATUS
16 - C4 PREPARATION OF THE SPECIMENS
16 - C5 PROCEDURE
17 - C6 REPORT
18 - APPENDIX D - THREADED INSERT PULL-OUT TEST
18 - D1 SCOPE
18 - D2 BACKGROUND
18 - D3 APPARATUS
18 - D4 PROCEDURE
18 - D5 REPORT
20 - APPENDIX E - ASSEMBLY TORQUE TEST
20 - E1 SCOPE
20 - E2 BACKGROUND
20 - E3 APPARATUS
20 - E4 PROCEDURE
20 - E5 REPORT
21 - APPENDIX F - LATERAL REPEATED LOAD TEST
21 - F1 SCOPE
21 - F2 BACKGROUND
21 - F3 APPARATUS
21 - F4 PROCEDURE
22 - F5 REPORT
23 - APPENDIX G - SCREW SPIKES

Specifies requirements for screw spikes and threaded inserts for use with sleeper plates, fastenings and sleepers in railway permanent way. The preferred shape is specified and other shapes given in an Appendix.

Committee
CE-002
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
0 7337 4947 X
Pages
24
ProductNote
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Current
Supersedes

This Standard specifies requirements for steel screw spikes and threaded inserts for use as part of a fastening system that holds rail to sleepers or slabs for railway permanent way. A preferred shape is specified and information given on optional shapes.This Standard covers screw spikes used in the following applications:(a) Screwed into a threaded insert that is cast into concrete.(b) Screwed into a pre-drilled hole in timber.This Standard does not cover the use of screw spikes as dog spikes to directly secure the rail.NOTES:1 Guidance on information that should be supplied by the purchaser and manufacturer is given in Appendix A.2 Guidance on means for demonstrating compliance with this Standard is given in Appendix B.

First published as AS 1085.18-2003.

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