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BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 13450:2002 Incorporating Corrigendum No. 1 Aggregates for railway ballast The European Standard EN 13450:2002 has the status of a British Standard ICS 91.100.15 ? Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Sun Oct 29 10:58:32 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI BS EN 13450:2002 This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Building and Civil Engineering Sector Policy and Strategy Committee, was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 10 January 2003 © BSI 17 August 2004 ISBN 0 580 41087 0 National foreword This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 13450:2002, including Corrigendum May 2004, which is included in a package of new European Standards being prepared by CEN/TC 154 relating to aggregates. Although the English text versions of these European Standards will be adopted as British Standards as they become available, the existing British Standards for aggregates will be retained, but only until such time that the completed package of European Standards becomes available. The original group of British Standards will then be withdrawn and this will be noted in BSI Standards Update. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee B/502, Aggregates, to Subcommittee B/502/4, Hydraulic bound and unbound aggregates, which has the responsibility to: A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on request to its secretary. Cross-references The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Catalogue under the section entitled “International Standards Correspondence Index”, or by using the “Search” facility of the BSI Electronic Catalogue or of British Standards Online. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. aid enquirers to understand the text; present to the responsible international/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed; monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page, pages 2 to 35 and a back cover. The BSI copyright date displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. DateComments 15337 Corrigendum No.1 17 August 2004 Revision of the note in Scope Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Sun Oct 29 10:58:32 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPÉENNE EUROPÄISCHE NORM EN 13450 December 2002 ICS 91.100.15 Incorporating Corrigendum May 2004 English version Aggregates for railway ballast Granulats pour ballasts de voies ferréesGesteinskörnungen für Gleisschotter This European Standard was approved by CEN on 7 November 2002. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the Management Centre or to any CEN member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Management Centre has the same status as the official versions. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG Management Centre: rue de Stassart, 36 B-1050 Brussels © 2002 CENAll rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. EN 13450:2002 E Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Sun Oct 29 10:58:32 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI EN 13450:2002 (E) 2 Contents page Foreword3 1Scope 4 2Normative references 4 3Terms and definitions5 4Sampling.5 5Production6 6Geometrical requirements.6 7Physical requirements.9 8Harmful components.10 9Evaluation of conformity.11 10Designation and description.11 11Marking and labelling 12 Annex A (informative) Sampling railway ballast at the construction site either from a railway wagon or from the track.13 Annex B (informative) Guidance on interpretation of results when samples of railway ballast have been taken from railway wagon or from track16 Annex C (normative) Conditions to be applied to the test procedure specified in EN 1097-2 for testing the Los Angeles coefficient of railway ballast (see 7.2) 17 Annex D (normative) Conditions to be applied to the test procedure specified in EN 1097-2 for testing the impact value of railway ballast (see 7.2).18 Annex E (normative) Conditions to be applied to the test procedure specified in EN 1097-1 for determination of the resistance to wear (micro-Deval) of railway ballast (see 7.3)19 Annex F (normative) Conditions to be applied to the test procedure specified in EN 1367-1 for determination of the resistance to freezing and thawing of railway ballast (see 7.4) 20 Annex G (normative) Conditions to be applied to the test procedure specified in EN 1367-2 for the determination of the resistance of railway ballast to the magnesium sulfate test (see 7.4).21 Annex H (informative) Guidance on the freezing and thawing resistance of railway ballast22 Annex I (normative) Factory production control24 Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing essential requirements or other provisions of EU Directives29 Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Sun Oct 29 10:58:32 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI EN 13450:2002 (E) 3 Foreword This document EN 13450:2002 has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN /TC 154, “Aggregates“, the secretariat of which is held by BSI. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by June 2003, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by June 2004. This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s). For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document. Requirements for other end uses of aggregates will be specified in the following European Standards: EN 12620Aggregates for concrete. EN 13043Aggregates for bituminous mixtures and surface treatments for roads, airfields and other trafficked areas. EN 13055-1Lightweight aggregates - Part 1: Lightweight aggregates for concrete, mortar and grout. prEN 13055-2Lightweight aggregates - Part 2: Lightweight aggregates for bituminous mixtures and surface treatments and for bound and unbound applications, excluding concrete, mortar and grout. EN 13139Aggregates for mortar. EN 13242Aggregates for unbound and hydraulically bound materials for use in civil engineering work and road construction. EN 13383-1Armourstone - Part 1: specification. Annexes A, B and H are informative and annexes C, D, E, F, G and I are normative. According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard : Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Sun Oct 29 10:58:32 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI EN 13450:2002 (E) 4 1 Scope This European Standard specifies the properties of aggregates obtained by processing natural or manufactured materials or recycled crushed unbound aggregates for use in construction of railway track. For the purposes of this standard, the aggregate is referred to as railway ballast. It provides for the evaluation of conformity of the products to this European Standard. NOTE The requirements in this European Standard are based upon experience with aggregate types with an esbatsildeh pattern of use. Care should be taken when considering the use of aggregates from sources with no such pattern of us,e .g.e, recycled aggregates and aggregates arising from certain industrial by-products. Such aggregates, that should comply willa ht the requirements of this European Standard, could have other characteristics not included in Mandate M 125 (as ament )dedtah do not apply to the generality of aggregate types with an established pattern of use and when required, provisions valiat d eht place of use can be used to assess their suitability. 2 Normative references This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other publications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text, and the publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any of these publications apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred to applies (including amendments). EN 932-1:1996,Tests for general properties of aggregates Part 1: Methods for sampling. EN 932-2,Tests for general properties of aggregates Part 2: Methods for reducing laboratory samples. EN 932-3,Tests for general properties of aggregates Part 3: Procedure and terminology for simplified petrographic description. EN 932-5,Tests for general properties of aggregates Part 5: Common equipment and calibration. EN 933-1:1997,Tests for geometrical properties of aggregates Part 1: Determination of particle size distribution - Sieving method. EN 933-3,Tests for geometrical properties of aggregates Part 3: Determination of particle shape - Flakiness index. EN 933-4,Tests for geometrical properties of aggregates Part 4: Determination of particle shape - Shape index. EN 1097-1:1996,Tests for mechanical and physical properties of aggregates - Part 1: Determination of the resistance to wear (micro-Deval). EN 1097-2:1998,Tests for mechanical and physical properties of aggregates Part 2: Methods for the determination of resistance to fragmentation. EN 1097-6:2000,Tests for mechanical and physical properties of aggregates Part 6: Determination of particle density and water absorption. EN 1367-1:1999,Tests for thermal and weathering properties of aggregates Part 1: Determination of resistance to freezing and thawing. EN 1367-2:1998,Tests for thermal and weathering properties of aggregates Part 2: Magnesium sulfate test. EN 1367-3,Tests for thermal and weathering properties of aggregates Part 3: Boiling test for “Sonnenbrand basalt”. NOTE 1 Aggregates used in construction should comply with all the requirements of this European Standard. 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NOTE 1 Aggregates used in construction should comply with all the requirements of this European Standard. As well as familiar and traditional natural and manufactured aggregates Mandate M/125 “Aggregates” included recycled aggregates and some materials from new or unfamiliar sources. Recycled aggregates are included in the standards and new test methods for them are at an advanced stage of preparation. For unfamiliar materials from secondary sources, however, the work on standardisation has only started recently and more time is needed to define clearly the origins and characteristics of these materials. In the meantime such unfamiliar materials when placed on the market as aggregates must comply fully with this standard and national regulations for dangerous substances (see Annex ZA of the standard) depending upon their intended use. Additional characteristics and requirements may be specified on a case by case basis depending upon experience of use of the product, and defined in specific contractual documents. Licensed Copy: sheffieldun sheffieldun, na, Sun Oct 29 10:58:32 GMT+00:00 2006, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI EN 13450:2002 (E) 5 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this European Standard the following terms and definitions apply. 3.1 aggregate granular material used in construction. Aggregate may be natural, manufactured or re-cycled 3.2 railway ballast aggregate where 100 % of the surface of the particles can be described as totally crushed used in the construction of railway track 3.3 natural railway ballast aggregate for railway ballast from mineral sources which have been subjected to nothing more than mechanical processing 3.4 manufactured railway ballast railway ballast (of mineral origin) resulting from an industrial process involving thermal or other modifications 3.5 recycled railway ballast railway ballast resulting from the processing of previously used railway ballast 3.6 railway ballast size designation of railway ballast in terms of lower (d) and upper (D) sieve sizes. This designation accepts the presence of some particles which will be retained on the upper sieve (oversize) and some will pass the lower sieve (undersize) 3.7 fine particles particle size fraction of railway ballast which passes the 0,5 mm sieve 3.8 fines particle size fraction of railway ballast which passes the 0,063 mm sieve 3.9 category level of a property of an aggregate expressed as a range of values or a limi