The Manual for Railway Engineering (MRE) is an annual publication released every April. The Manual consists of more than 5,000 pages of railway engineering reference material, the recommended practices for the industry. It contains principles, data, specifications, plans and economics pertaining to the engineering, design and construction of the fixed plant of railways (except signals and communications), and allied services and facilities.

封面 1

目录 15

1 Roadbed 18

1.1 Exploration and Testing 21

1.2 Design 30

1.3 Construction 58

1.4 Maintenance 74

1.5 Recommended Practices for Foundations Under Road Crossings and Special Trackwork 92

1.6 Alternative Ground Improvement Methods 102

2 Ballast 118

2.0 Substructure Introduction 120

2.1 Design 121

2.2 Material Introduction (1991) R(2015) 125

2.3 Materials 126

2.4 Property Requirements 126

2.5 Production and Handling (1988) R(2015) 129

2.6 Loading (1988) R(2015) 129

2.7 Inspection (1988) R(2015) 130

2.8 Sampling and Testing (1988) R(2015) 130

2.9 Measurement and Payment (1988) R(2015) 130

2.10 Maintenance Practices 131

2.11 Sub-ballast Recommended Practices 138

2.12 Hot Mix Asphalt (HMS) Underlayment 144

3 Natural Waterways 148

3.1 General 149

3.2 Hydrologic Capacity of Waterway Openings 150

3.3 Determination of Hydraulic Capacity of Structures 172

3.4 Scour Concepts, Evaluation and Protection Methods 194

3.5 New Construction of Permanent Roadbed (Causeway) Across Bodies of Water 195

3.6 Glossary 197

4 Culverts 202

4.1 Location and Introduction 208

4.2 Specifications for Placement of Reinforced Concrete Culvert Pipe 213

4.3 Specifications for Prefabricated Corrugated Steel Pipe and Pipe-arches for Culverts,Storm Drains, and Underdrains 213

4.4 Specifications for Coated Corrugated Steel Pipe and Arches 220

4.5 Standard Specification for Corrugated Aluminum Alloy Pipe 220

4.6 Material Requirements for Corrugated Structural Steel Plate Structures 227

4.7 Specifications for Corrugated Structural Aluminum Alloy Plate Pipe, Pipe-arches, and Arches 230

4.8 Specifications for Corrugated High Density Polyethylene Pipe 232

4.9 Specifications for Corrugated Polypropylene Pipe 233

4.10 Specifications for Fiberglass Reinforced Polymer Mortar (FRPM) Pipe 234

4.12 Hydraulics of Culverts 236

4.13 Design Criteria for Corrugated Metal Pipes 264

4.14 Design Criteria for Structural Plate Structures 282

4.15 Structural Design Considerations of Corrugated High Density Polyethylene and Polypropylene Pipes 287

4.16 Structural Design Considerations for Fiberglass Reinforced Polymer Mortar (FRPM) Pipes 288

4.17 Structural Design Considerations Of Steel Reinforced Polyethylene (SRPE) Pipes 290

4.18 Culvert End Treatments 291

4.19 Assembly and Installation of Pipe Culverts 295

4.20 Earth Boring and Jacking Culvert Pipe through Fills 299

4.21 Culvert Rehabilitation 302

4.22 Specification for Steel Tunnel Liner Plates 307

4.23 Construction of Tunnel Using Steel Tunnel Liner Plates 316

4.24 Culvert Inspection 317

4.25 Perforated Pipe Drains 326

4.26 Commentary 331

5 Utilities 344

5.1 Guidelines for Pipelines Conveying Flammable Substances 347

5.2 Guidelines for Uncased Gas Pipelines within the Railroad Right-of-Way 355

5.3 Guidelines for Pipelines Conveying Non-Flammable Substances 367

5.4 Guidelines for Overhead Pipelines Crossings 373

5.5 Guidelines for Wireline Crossings and Parallel Encroachments on Railroad Right of Way 375

5.6 Guidelines for Fiber Optic "Route" Construction on Railroad Right of Way 382

5.7 Guidelines for Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) Construction on Railroad Right-of-Way 396

5.8 Microtunneling 402

5.9 Pilot Tube Guided Boring Method 418

5.10 Appendix 434

6 Fences 454

6.0 Fencing (2015) 456

6.1 Fence Types and Usage General Considerations 457

6.2 Design Considerations (2015) 478

6.3 Material Selections Considerations (2015) 478

6.4 Other Fence Components and Specialty Applications (2015) 478

6.5 Methods of Controlling Drifting Snow R(2015) 485

6.6 Recommendations for Snow Fences R(2015) 489

6.7 Methods of Controlling Drifting Sand (2015) 506

7 Roadway Signs 508

7.1 Classification 509

7.2 Design 511

7.3 Materials 511

8 Tunnels 512

8.1 Scope and Purpose 513

8.2 Related Sections 513

8.3 Notable North American Railroad Tunnels 514

8.4 Design 515

8.5 Maintenance and Construction 540

8.6 Measurement and Payment 545

8.7 Ventilation 546

8.8 References 551

8.9 Glossary of Common Tunneling Terms 552

9 Vegetation Control 560

9.1 Rationale and Scope of Work 561

9.2 Preparing a Vegetation Control Program (2015) 562

9:3 Executing a Vegetation Control Program 570

9.4 Evaluating Results of a Vegetation Control Program 573

9.5 Glossary (2015) 575

9.6 Lead Agencies in the United States (2015) 576

9.7 Commentary (2015) 578

10 Geosynthetics 580

10.0 Introduction to Part 10 Geosynthetics 582

10.1 Geotextile and Geocomposite Specifications for Railroad Separation/Stabilization Applications 583

10.2 Geotextile Specifications for Railroad Drainage Applications 604

10.3 Geotextile Specifications for Railroad Erosion Control Applications 609

10.4 Geocomposite Drainage System Specifications for Railroad Applications 615

10.5 Cellular Confinement System Specification for Railroad Use 619

10.6 Geogrid Guidelines for Ballast and Sub-Ballast Reinforcement 623

Chapter 1 Glossary 630

References 672

目录2 676

1 Design of Rail 678

1.1 Recommended Rail Sections 678

2 Manufacture of Rail 688

2.1 Specifications for Steel Rails 690

2.2 Rail Handling Guidance for Shippers 713

3 Joining of Rail 750

3.1 General Characteristics of a Rail Joint 753

3.2 Joint Bars and Assemblies 754

3.3 Rail Drillings, Bar Punchings and Bolts 762

3.4 Specifications for Quenched Carbon-Steel Joint Bars, Microalloyed Joint Bars,and Forged Compromise Joint Bars 764

3.5 Specification for Heat-Treated Carbon Steel Track Bolts and Carbon-Steel Nuts 768

3.6 Specifications for Spring Washers 779

3.7 Application of Rail Bonds 781

3.8 Specifications for Bonded Insulation Rail Joints 786

3.9 Specifications for Non-Bonded Encapsulated/Partially Encapsulated Insulated Rail Joints 793

3.10 Specification for the Quality Assurance of Electric-Flash Butt Welding of Rail 798

3.11 Specification for Fabrication of Continuous Welded Rail 801

3.12 Inspection and Classification of Second Hand Rail for Welding 808

3.13 Specification for the Quality Assurance of Thermite Welding of Rail 813

4 Maintenance of Rail 818

4.1 Field, Rail Flaw Identification 822

4.2 Identification of Rail Surface Conditions 879

4.3 Recommended Minimum Performance Guideline for Rail T esting 893

4.4 Recommended Qualifications for Operator Performing Ultrasonic Testing of Rail or Track Components 897

4.5 Recommended Procedures for Operator Performing Ultrasonic Testing of Rail or Track Components 899

4.6 Recommended Calibration Rails for Rail Flaw Detection System 902

4.7 Recommended Repair of Defective or Broken Rail in CWR 912

4.8 Rail Grinding Best Practice 914

4.9 Beveling or Slotting of Rail Ends (1995) 930

4.10 Reconditioning Rail Ends (1995) 930

4.11 Recommended Practices for Rail/Wheel Friction Control 930

5 Miscellaneous 952

5.1 Rail Information 952

6 Commentaries 956

Chapter 4 Glossary 958

封底 966

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