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AS 3818.2-1998

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Timber - Heavy structural products - Visually graded Railway track timbers
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Superseded date

01-02-2024

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-1998

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1 - AS 3818.2-1998 TIMBER-HEAVY STRUCTURAL PRODUCTS-VISUALLY GRADED - RAILWAY TRACK TIMBERS
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - 1 SCOPE
6 - 2 APPLICATION
6 - 3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
6 - 4 DEFINITIONS
6 - 5 TIMBER SPECIES
6 - 5.1 General
7 - 5.2 Ordering
7 - 6 DESIGN
7 - 7 ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
7 - 7.1 General
7 - 7.2 Dimensions, sizes, tolerances and squareness
7 - 7.3 Bow
8 - 7.4 Spring
8 - 7.5 Twist
8 - 7.6 Rail seat area
8 - 8 SLEEPERS - GRADE DESCRIPTIONS
8 - 8.1 Grade 1 rectangular sleepers - grade description
9 - 8.2 Grade 2 rectangular sleepers - grade description
10 - 9 ROUND-BACK SLEEPERS - GRADE DESCRIPTION
10 - 10 SPECIAL SLEEPERS - GRADE DESCRIPTION
11 - 11 BRIDGE TRANSOMS - GRADE DESCRIPTION
13 - APPENDIX A - GUIDANCE FOR PURCHASERS
13 - A1 INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN PURCHASING ORDERS
13 - A2 STORAGE AND MAINTENANCE
14 - APPENDIX B - LIST OF SPECIES PROPERTIES AND USES
19 - APPENDIX C - DESIGN PROPERTIES

Sets out visual grading rules, dimensional tolerances and acceptable species for rail track sleepers, special sleepers for lead, crossing or turnout timbers and bridge transoms. F grades are given for use in the design of bridge transoms. This Standard is to be used in conjunction with AS 3818.1.

This Standard sets out the minimum requirements for visually graded rail track sleepers, special sleepers for lead, crossing or turnout timbers and bridge transoms.NOTE: Purchasing guidelines are given in Appendix A.

Committee
TM-003
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
0 7337 1865 5
Pages
14
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes
UnderRevision

Under Revision see DR 03067 First published in part as part of AS 07-1937.Revised and redesignated in part as AS O10-1938 and AS O11-1938.Second edition AS 010-1948.Second edition AS 011-1948.Int 367-1953 first published 1953.Revised and redesignated as AS O97-1963.AS O10-1948, AS O11-1948, AS O57-1949 and AS O97-1963 withdrawn 1996.AS O10-1948, AS O11-1948, AS O57-1949 and AS O97-1963 revised, amalgamated and redesignated AS 3818.2-1998. First published in part as part of AS 07-1937. Revised and redesignated in part as AS O10-1938 and AS O11-1938. Second edition AS 010-1948. Second edition AS 011-1948. Int 367-1953 first published 1953. Revised and redesignated as AS O97-1963. AS O10-1948, AS O11-1948, AS O57-1949 and AS O97-1963 withdrawn 1996. AS O10-1948, AS O11-1948, AS O57-1949 and AS O97-1963 revised, amalgamated and redesignated AS 3818.2-1998.

AS 1720.1-1988 Timber structures (known as the SAA Timber Structures Code) - Design methods
AS 1148-1971 Nomenclature of commercial timbers imported into Australia
AS 3818.1-1998 Timber - Heavy structural products - Visually graded General requirements
AS 2543-1983 Nomenclature of Australian timbers
AS/NZS 4063:1992 Timber - Stress-graded - In-grade strength and stiffness evaluation
AS 2878-1986 Timber - Classification into strength groups
AS 1720.2-1990 Timber structures Timber properties

AS 1085.18-2003 Railway track material Screw spikes and threaded inserts
AS 4785.1-2002 Timber - Softwood - Sawn and milled products Product specification (Reconfirmed 2016)
AS 3818.1-2003 Timber - Heavy structural products - Visually graded General requirements

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