REINFORCED CONCRETE TIE Russian patent published in 2003 - IPC

FIELD: railway transport; permanent way. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to construction of railways and it can be used in laying continuous welded rail tracks. Proposed reinforced concrete tie has anchors encased in concrete by their tail part. Upper part of anchors serves to fasten rails. Plain lands are arranged between two walls of adjacent anchors. Length of land between adjacent anchors is equal to 1.25-1.5 of length of flat arranged under rail foot in process of operation of tie, and width of anchor wall in place of contact with tie is 0.56-0.75 of width of tie in this place. Invention makes it possible to adjust width of rail gauge when using ties of one type-size at constant distance between walls of adjacent anchors. EFFECT: facilitated maintenance of tracks. 4 dwg