Stresses in rail ends :- the effects of using non-metallic shims in fishplated joints (TN-TAS-037)

At the request of the P.W.S.C. a short series of tests was carried out in the sidings adjacent to the Research Department to determine the effect on bolt hole stresses at rail joints occasioned by fitting nylon shims on the fishplates. A memorandum (T.& S./14) detailing these tests was...