Concrete sleepers are increasingly becoming the future of railway sleepers. As opposed to wooden sleepers they have a longer life span, are subjected to less maintenance (making them a cost-effective bargain) and have no choice other than ATC’s precast concrete sleepers are manufactured from mix ratios and steel and chemical reinforcements to withstand a pressure of 60 N/mm2. This high strength achievement provides stability and retentivity to the tracks.
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The pandrol-clipped sleepers are made upside down in moulds, lined with eight (8), 10 mm twisted steel bars, to the following specifications.
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Length (mm) |
Width (mm) |
Height (mm) |
Tonnage |
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2600 |
260 |
120 |
0.29 |
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Figures 8 is an image of packed railway sleepers produced by Atlantic Concrete’s Sleeper Plant.
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Figure 9 is a cross-sectional view of a quintessential sleeper showing the distribution of the steel reinforcements
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FIG. 8
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FIG. 9
