DIN EN 13230-1:2009 Railway applications - Track - Concrete sleepers and bearers - Part 1: General requirements; English version of DIN EN 13230-1:2009-10
This part of EN 13230 defines technical criteria and control procedures which have to be satisfied by the
constituent materials and the finished concrete sleepers and bearers, i.e.: precast concrete sleepers, bearers
for switches and crossings, and special elements for railway tracks.
The main requirement of concrete sleepers and bearers is the transmission of vertical, lateral and longitudinal
loads from the rails to the ballast or other support. In use they are also exposed to frost damage and to
moisture, which can result in detrimental chemical reactions within the sleeper
In this standard mechanical tests are defined which provide assurance of the capability of sleepers or bearers
to resist repetitive loading and provide sufficient durability. In addition controls are placed on manufacturing
processes and tests to ensure that the concrete will not suffer degradation in service through chemical
reaction and frost damage.
DIN EN 13230-1:2009 Referenced Document
EN 1008 Mixing water for concrete - Specifications for sampling, testing and assessing the suitability of water, including water recovered from processes in the concrete industry, as mixing water for concrete
EN 10080 Steel for the reinforcement of concrete - Weldable reinforcing steel - General
EN 12620 Aggregates for concrete*, 2013-05-01 Update
EN 13146-5 Railway applications - Track - Test methods for fastening systems - Part 7: Determination of clamping force and uplift stiffness
EN 13230-2:2009 Railway applications - Track - Concrete sleepers and bearers - Part 2: Prestressed monoblock sleepers
EN 13230-3:2009 Railway applications - Track - Concrete sleepers and bearers - Part 3: Twin-block reinforced sleepers
EN 13230-4:2009 Railway applications - Track - Concrete sleepers and bearers - Part 4: Prestressed bearers for switches and crossings
EN 13481-2 Railway applications - Track - Performance requirements for fastening systems - Part 2: Fastening systems for concrete sleepers
EN 197-1 Cement - Part 1: Composition, specifications and conformity criteria for common cements*, 2011-09-01 Update
EN 206-1 Concrete ?Part 1: Specification, performance, production and conformity Incorporates Amendment A1: 2004; Incorporates Amendment A2: 2005 [Superseded: CEN ENV 206]*, 2024-04-19 Update
EN 934-2 Admixtures for concrete@ mortar and grout - Part 2: Concrete admixtures - Definitions@ requirements@ conformity@ marking and labelling
prEN 10138 Prestressing steels; part 5: quenched and tempered wire
DIN EN 13230-1:2009 history
2016DIN EN 13230-1:2016-11 Railway applications - Track - Concrete sleepers and bearers - Part 1: General requirements; German version EN 13230-1:2016
2016DIN EN 13230-1:2016 Railway applications - Track - Concrete sleepers and bearers - Part 1: General requirements
1970DIN EN 13230-1 E:2014-04 Railway applications - Track - Concrete sleepers and bearers - Part 1: General requirements
2014DIN EN 13230-1 E:2014 Draft Document - Railway applications - Track - Concrete sleepers and bearers - Part 1: General requirements; German version prEN 13230-1:2014
2009DIN EN 13230-1:2009 Railway applications - Track - Concrete sleepers and bearers - Part 1: General requirements; English version of DIN EN 13230-1:2009-10
2003DIN EN 13230-1:2003 Railway applications - Track; Concrete sleepers and bearers - Part 1: General requirements; German version EN 13230-1:2002