Configuration and Description of Fastening Assembly Components per Sleeper
| No. | Item | Specification | Quantity/Pcs | Material | Description | |
| Central | Joint | |||||
| 1 | Tension Clamp | A | 4 | 2 | 60Si2Mn/Other Hot-Rolled Spring Steel | Clamping Force: ≥ 8kN |
| B | – | 2 | ①Clamping Force: ≥ 9kN
② Installation: For use at rail joints, with a Type-A tension clip installed on the opposite side. ③ Must be used in conjunction with No. 14 joint rail gauge baffles. |
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| 2 | Central Rail Gauge Baffle | 14# | 2 | – | Q235-A | |
| 20# | 2 | – | ||||
| Joint Rail Gauge Baffle | 14# | – | 2 | ①For use at rail joints.
②Must be used in conjunction with a Type B tension clip. |
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| 20# | – | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Flat Washer | – | 4 | Q235-A | ||
| 4 | Apron Block | 2-4# | 4 | PA6/(PA+GF) | ||
| 5 | Rail Pad | – | 2 | Rubber | ① Static Stiffness: 90～120kN/㎜；
②Dynamic and Static Stiffness Ratio: ≤ 2.0 ③Shore A Hardness: ≥ 65 ④Insulation Resistance: ≥ 106Ω ⑤Can also be designed to meet specific static stiffness requirements as needed. |
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| 6 | Screw Spike | M24/T25.6-195 | 4 | Q235-A | ①Embed the screw spikes in the sleeper factory in advance
②Embedding construction can be conducted at the construction site (Not recommended) ③Whenfastening the elastic clip, lubricating oil must be applied to the threaded part; lubricating oil may also be applied to the nut. |
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| 7 | Nut | M24 | 4 | Q235-A | If the threaded portion of the screw spike is not lubricated during tension clip fastening, lubricating oil must be applied. | |
| 8 | Height Adjustment Pad Under Rail | – | – | HDPE | When the required height adjustment cannot be achieved through ballast tamping;select. | |
Indicators of Type Ⅰ Fastening System
| Fastening Execution Standards | China | TB/T 1495-2020 | Type Ⅰ Fastening | |||||||||||||
| Other Countries | EN 13481-2 C | Railway applications – Rail -Performance Indicators of fastening system concrete sleepers fastening system | ||||||||||||||
| No. | Items | Performance Indicators | ||||||||||||||
| China | Test Method | Other Countries | Test Method | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Maximum axle load | 26t | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Minimum curve radius | R295m | R150m | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Speed | Passenger | ≤ 160km/h | Freight | ≤ 120km/h | Passenger | ≤ 160km/h | Freight | ≤ 120km/h | |||||||
| 4 | Longitudinal rail resistance | ≥ 11kN | TB/T 3396.1-2015 | ≥ 7kN | EN 13146-1 | |||||||||||
| 5 | System Clamping force | ≥ 2×8kN | TB/T 3396.2-2015 | ≥ 2×8kN | EN 13146-7 | |||||||||||
| 6 | System Fatigue Performance | Dual rail gauge
expansion |
≤ 6㎜ | TB/T 3396.4-2015 | / | ≤ 6㎜ | EN 13146-4 | / | ||||||||
| Resistance change rate | / | / | ≤ 20% | EN 13146-1 | ||||||||||||
| Vertical stiffness
change rate |
≤ 25% | TB/T 3396.3-2015 | ≤ 25% | EN 13146-9 | ||||||||||||
| Clamping force change rate | / | / | ≤ 20% | EN 13146-7 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Electrical resistance | ≥ 5kΩ | TB/T 3396.5-2015 | ≥ 5kΩ | EN 13146-5 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Effect of exposure to severe environmental conditions | Successful Dismantling | TB/T 3396.6-2015 | Successful Dismantling | EN 13146-6 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Proof load test for pull-out resistance | ≥ 60kN | TB/T 3396.7-2015 | ≥ 60kN | EN 13146-10 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Gauge adjustment range | Type Ⅻ, Ⅲa Sleeper | ±12㎜ | |||||||||||||
| Existing Type Ⅰ, Ⅱ Sleeper | +16～-8㎜ | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | Level adjustment range | +10㎜ | ||||||||||||||
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