Brazilian federal railways. Rail/sleeper assemblies with Pandrol fastenings. Tests on Timber characteristics and vertical load tests on baseplate shoulders (TR-TS-008A)

This report describes tests on the physical and mechanical properties of specimens cut from timber (SUCUPIRA) sleepers supplied by Brazilian Federal Railways. The sleepers had already been used in mechanical tests with complete Pandrol assemblies, the results of which have already been published in Report TR TS 8 (April 1977)...