REINFORCED CONCRETE TIE Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: railway transport; permanent way.

SUBSTANCE: proposed reinforced concrete tie has anchors whose tail parts are embedded in concrete and on ends of tail parts bosses are made. Upper part of anchors consists of wall and two legs for resting on tie surface. Flat concrete pads are arranged between two walls of neighbor anchors for mounting rails. Concrete projections over pads are made between legs of anchor. Each concrete projection occupies part of space between legs of anchor adjoining anchor wall. Upper surface of concrete projection coincides in level with upper surface of anchor legs.

EFFECT: increased resistance to drawing out and loosening of anchor under action of cyclic side load transmitted from rail to anchor.

3 cl, 4 dwg