Drainage system for a railroad superstructure for supporting sle

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1992-10-22

1994-05-17

Huppert, Michael S.

Railways: surface track

Roadbed

Continuous

238382, E01B 100

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053120388

ABSTRACT:
A railroad superstructure framework made in the form of a reinforced concrete block is provided on a top face thereof with a plurality of evenly spaced parallel recesses of a certain depth. Each recess receives a sleeper having a height greater than the certain depth. A middle region of the concrete block is provided with a channel element transversely crossing the plurality of recesses. A plurality of draining channels extend transversely from the channel element to an outside environment to allow for water drainage from the channel element of the concrete block.

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Civil Engineering Newsletter National Capital Section, ASCE vol. XX11, No. 7, "Floating Slabs, Padded Rails, Keep Metro Quiet", Feb. 1975.

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