Design construction Flashcards
1
Q
Types of sleepers
A
Steel, wood, concrete
2
Q
Jointed track requires
A
Fishplate
3
Q
Ballast made from
A
Granite
4
Q
Ballast used to be made from
A
Limestone, ash
5
Q
Ballast assists with
A
Drainage
6
Q
Shape of ballast
A
Sharp, angular
7
Q
Size of the ballast
A
25, 64mm
8
Q
Function of ballast
A
Vertical lateral stability, adjusted, drainage, spread load
9
Q
Ballast not on?
A
Components
10
Q
Ballast filling called
A
Profiling
11
Q
Types of wood in the sleepers
A
Hard and soft
12
Q
Holes in wooden sleepers with
A
Sleeper drill
13
Q
Concrete sleepers benefits
A
Durable
14
Q
Worst sleepers
A
Steel
15
Q
Track at the college
A
Slabtrack
16
Q
Longitude sleepers used
A
Bridges
17
Q
Parts of a rail
A
Head web foot
