Course content

• Overview of sleeper types in turnout construction
• Wooden and plastic sleepers
  • Materials / technical standards / possible uses and specific properties of the respective sleeper materials / inspection of sleeper drilling and platform / presentation, discussion on shown objects / shown pieces
• Concrete sleepers
  • Overview of precast concrete parts in the railway superstructure / sleeper types including rail fastening systems / sleeper production / sleeper design, approval, testing / sleeper installation, the sleeper in the track / Other precast concrete parts in the railway superstructure / repair options
• Soling of concrete sleepers
  • Load transfer track / types of the sole, normative basics / production - application of the sole / sole use in track - turnout / economy / practical examples