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Army Transportation Railway Track Maintenance IRailway Track Maintenance IRailway Track Maintenance I - Cont'dTable of ContentsIntroductionIntroduction - Cont'dChapter 1 Fundamentals of Railway Engineering Meeting Operational ProblemsEfect of Grade on Railroad LocationEfect of Grade on Railroad Location - Cont'dFigure 1.1. Gravity and Development Lines.Figure 1.2. Tangent and Nontangent Lines.Figure 1.3. Tangents and Curves.Figure 1.4. Determining Percent Grade.Figure 1.5. Need for Vertical Curves.GageFigure 1.7. Gage on Sharp Curves.Figure 1.8. Proper Cross Level of Track.ClearanceFigure 1.10. Typical Clearances.Figure 1.11. AREA Clearance Diagrams.IntroductionSection I. Roadbed and BallastFigure 2.2. Kinds of Cuts.Terrain IrregularitiesBallastBallast MaterialsSelecting BallastFigure 2.3. Typical Main-Line Ballast SectionSection II. DrainageNeed For DrainageFigure 2.4. Drainage Obstructed When Subsoil Forced UpCorrecting Water PocketsFigure 2.5. Ballast As Drainage Medium.Correcting Contaminated BallastLongitudinal Orside DitchFigure 2.6. Principles of Longitudinal Drainage.Longitudinal Orside Ditch - Cont'dFigure 2.8. Cross Drain Installation With Pipe Drain in Subgrade.Figure 2.9. Cross Drain Installation With Pipe Drain on Top of Subgrade.Figure 2.10. Grouting Corrects Water Pocket.Chapter 3 Track ElementsSection I. RailRails of SteelFigure 3.1. Rail Section.StiffnessTable I. Standard T-Rail SectionsSectionsLengthFailuresFigure 3.2. Rail Defects.SummarySection I. CrosstiesWooden TiesFigure 3.3. Curvature of Crossties.Table II. Typical Tie SizesTable III. Tie Spacing on One Commercial RailroadFigure 3.4. Adzed Crosstie.Figure 3.5. Antisplitting Irons.Figure 3.6. Methods of Stacking Ties.Section III. Track FasteningsFigure 3.11. Using Spikes With Tie Plates.Figure 3.12. Screw Spike.Figure 3.14. Typical Rail Anchor.Section IV. Rail JointsDescriptionFigure 3.18. Typical Rail Joint Bolts, Nuts, and Spring Lock Washer.Figure 3.19. Types of Rail Joint Assemblies.Figure 3.20. Methods of Joint Support.InstallationTable V. Rail GapMaintenanceMaintenance - Cont'dFigure 3.21. Broken Joint Bars.Compromise JointsFigure 3.22. Designations of Compromise Bars.Bomded JointsRailway Track Maintenance ITrans Subcourse 670ExaminationTrue-FalseMatchingMultiple ChoiceMultiple Choice - Cont'dMultiple Choice - Cont'dLesson Assignment SheetCluster True-FalseCluster True-False - Cont'dMultiple ChoiceMultiple Choice - Cont'dMultiple Choice - Cont'dLesson Assignment SheetCluster True-FalseMatchingMatching - Cont'dMatching - Cont'dMultiple ChoiceMultiple Choice - Cont'dMultiple Choice - Cont'dMultiple Choice - Cont'dLesson 1 Lesson 2Lesson 3Lesson 3 - Cont'dLesson 3 - Cont'dLesson 3 - Cont'dAppendix I ReferencesAppendix I References - Cont'dAppendix II GlossaryAppendix II Glossary - Cont'dAppendix II Glossary - Cont'dAppendix II Glossary - Cont'dAppendix II Glossary - Cont'dAppendix II Glossary - Cont'dAppendix II Glossary - Cont'dAppendix II Glossary - Cont'dIndex Index - Cont'dIndex - Cont'dBlank PagesBlank Pages
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Railway Track Maintenance IRailway Track Maintenance IRailway Track Maintenance I - Cont'dTable of ContentsIntroductionIntroduction - Cont'dChapter 1 Fundamentals of Railway Engineering Meeting Operational ProblemsEfect of Grade on Railroad LocationEfect of Grade on Railroad Location - Cont'dFigure 1.1. Gravity and Development Lines.Figure 1.2. Tangent and Nontangent Lines.Figure 1.3. Tangents and Curves.Figure 1.4. Determining Percent Grade.Figure 1.5. Need for Vertical Curves.GageFigure 1.7. Gage on Sharp Curves.Figure 1.8. Proper Cross Level of Track.ClearanceFigure 1.10. Typical Clearances.Figure 1.11. AREA Clearance Diagrams.IntroductionSection I. Roadbed and BallastFigure 2.2. Kinds of Cuts.Terrain IrregularitiesBallastBallast MaterialsSelecting BallastFigure 2.3. Typical Main-Line Ballast SectionSection II. DrainageNeed For DrainageFigure 2.4. Drainage Obstructed When Subsoil Forced UpCorrecting Water PocketsFigure 2.5. Ballast As Drainage Medium.Correcting Contaminated BallastLongitudinal Orside DitchFigure 2.6. Principles of Longitudinal Drainage.Longitudinal Orside Ditch - Cont'dFigure 2.8. Cross Drain Installation With Pipe Drain in Subgrade.Figure 2.9. Cross Drain Installation With Pipe Drain on Top of Subgrade.Figure 2.10. Grouting Corrects Water Pocket.Chapter 3 Track ElementsSection I. RailRails of SteelFigure 3.1. Rail Section.StiffnessTable I. Standard T-Rail SectionsSectionsLengthFailuresFigure 3.2. Rail Defects.SummarySection I. CrosstiesWooden TiesFigure 3.3. Curvature of Crossties.Table II. Typical Tie SizesTable III. Tie Spacing on One Commercial RailroadFigure 3.4. Adzed Crosstie.Figure 3.5. Antisplitting Irons.Figure 3.6. Methods of Stacking Ties.Section III. Track FasteningsFigure 3.11. Using Spikes With Tie Plates.Figure 3.12. Screw Spike.Figure 3.14. Typical Rail Anchor.Section IV. Rail JointsDescriptionFigure 3.18. Typical Rail Joint Bolts, Nuts, and Spring Lock Washer.Figure 3.19. Types of Rail Joint Assemblies.Figure 3.20. Methods of Joint Support.InstallationTable V. Rail GapMaintenanceMaintenance - Cont'dFigure 3.21. Broken Joint Bars.Compromise JointsFigure 3.22. Designations of Compromise Bars.Bomded JointsRailway Track Maintenance ITrans Subcourse 670ExaminationTrue-FalseMatchingMultiple ChoiceMultiple Choice - Cont'dMultiple Choice - Cont'dLesson Assignment SheetCluster True-FalseCluster True-False - Cont'dMultiple ChoiceMultiple Choice - Cont'dMultiple Choice - Cont'dLesson Assignment SheetCluster True-FalseMatchingMatching - Cont'dMatching - Cont'dMultiple ChoiceMultiple Choice - Cont'dMultiple Choice - Cont'dMultiple Choice - Cont'dLesson 1 Lesson 2Lesson 3Lesson 3 - Cont'dLesson 3 - Cont'dLesson 3 - Cont'dAppendix I ReferencesAppendix I References - Cont'dAppendix II GlossaryAppendix II Glossary - Cont'dAppendix II Glossary - Cont'dAppendix II Glossary - Cont'dAppendix II Glossary - Cont'dAppendix II Glossary - Cont'dAppendix II Glossary - Cont'dAppendix II Glossary - Cont'dIndex Index - Cont'dIndex - Cont'dBlank PagesBlank Pages
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