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Longitudinal wheel timbers (TM-TS-105)

Last updated on 28 June 2013 11:29

The Chief Civil Engineer of the Southern Region has been considering the use of laminated timbers in place of Pitch Pine or Douglas Fir for longitudinal wheel timbers in bridgework. This memorandum describes mechanical and physical tests carried out on samples of laminated timber and Douglas Fir with particular...

Author(s): Lindsay D.

Organisation(s): British Rail Research ;

1979

United Kingdom

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