AS 2758.

7—1996

Australian Standard
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Aggregates and rock for

engineering purposes

Part 7: Railway ballast

 This Australian Standard was prepared by Committee CE/12, Aggregates and Rock for
Engineering Purposes. It was approved on behalf of the Council of Standards Australia
on 30 August 1996 and published on 5 October 1996.

The following interests are represented on Committee CE/12:

Australasian Railway Association
Australasian Slag Association
Australian Asphalt Pavement Association
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Australian Geomechanics Society

Australian Premixed Concrete Association
Australian Stone Industry Association
AUSTROADS
Bureau of Steel Manufacturers of Australia
Cement and Concrete Association of Australia
Crushed Stone Association of Australia
Crushed Stone Association (Qld)
CSIRO — Division of Building, Construction and Engineering
Institute of Municipal Engineering Australia, New South Wales Division
Monash University
National Association of Testing Authorities Australia
National Public Works Council
Quarry Masters Association of New South Wales

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 AS 2758.7—1996

Australian Standard
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Aggregates and rock for

engineering purposes

Part 7: Railway ballast

PUBLISHED BY STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

(STANDARDS ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA)
1 THE CRESCENT, HOMEBUSH, NSW 2140
ISBN 0 7337 0742 4
 AS 2758.7 — 1996 2

PREFACE

This Standard was prepared by Standards Australia Committee CE/12 on Aggregates and
Rock for Engineering Purposes.
This Standard is Part 7 of the AS 2758 series of Standards which covers the specification of
rocks and aggregates for engineering purposes. The other Parts are as follows:
Part 1: Concrete aggregates
Part 2: Aggregate for sprayed bituminous surfacing
Part 5: Asphalt aggregates
The objective of this Standard is to provide a basis for specifying requirements for the supply
of aggregates intended for use as railway ballast.
This Standard covers a new area of specification for Australian Standards and in view of
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regional differences in environment, materials and practice, provision has been made to allow,
in the works specification, changes to some limits and procedures.
Track classifications defined in this Standard are based on the distribution of track usage as
set out in the Railways of Australia publication Classification of Railways (1979), and
acknowledgment is made of the assistance received from this source.
The term ‘informative’ has been used in this Standard to define the application of the
appendix to which it applies. An ‘informative’ appendix is for information and guidance only.

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CONTENTS
Page

1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... .. . .. .. .. .. ... ........ .... 4

2 APPLICATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... .... ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .... 4
3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS . . . . . .. .. .. . .. ............. ... .. .. .. 4
4 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... . .... .. ... ... .. ..... .... 5
5 TRACK CLASSIFICATION . . . . . . . .. .. ... ............. ... .. .. .. .. 5
6 SAMPLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... .. ... .. .. .. .. ... .... .... 5
7 TESTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... ... .. .. .. .. ... ...... .... 5
8 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS . . . . . .. .. .. . .. ............. ... .. .. .. 5
9 DIMENSIONAL REQUIREMENTS . . ... .. .. ... .... .......... ... ... . 5
10 DURABILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....... ... ... .. .. .. .. ... ... .... 6
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APPENDICES
A GUIDANCE ON TYPICAL SAMPLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
B TERMINOLOGY AND CLASSIFICATION (PETROLOGICAL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

First publi shed as AS 2758.7— 1996.

 AS 2758.7 — 1996 4

STANDARDS AUSTRALIA

Australian Standard
Aggregates and rock for engineering purposes

Part 7: Railway ballast

1 SCOPE This Standard provides a basis for specifying requirements for the supply of
aggregates intended for use as railway ballast.

2 APPLICATION While a number of the requirements nominated in this Standard are

basic, the specifier shall make a selection from the options available in this Standard, or from
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alternative test methods and limits (which may be from Australian Standards or other
appropriate Standards).
The basic requirements for all ballast aggregates are prescribed in Clauses 8 to 10 of this
Standard. Alternatives are provided for the assessment of durability. However, not more than
one of these alternatives shall be specified.
The selection of test procedures and test limits where alternatives are provided, and the
frequency at which individual tests are required, shall be determined by the individual works
specification.
The works specification should specify all the tests appropriate to the source rock or the
tender samples, or both, but the whole range of tests is not necessarily applied to control
acceptance of the product during the performance of a contract.
For contractual purposes it is the works specification which is binding.
However, the case may arise where a contract document uses terms such as ‘material
complying with AS 2758.7’ without providing a works specification. In this event the
supplier shall attempt to obtain further details from the purchaser. In the absence of a works
specification, material will be deemed to comply with AS 2758.7 if the supplier operates a
quality system certified to AS/NZS ISO 9002 and can provide test data from a laboratory
accredited to ISO Guide 25 showing that the material to be supplied fulfils the Class N
requirements of this Standard.

3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS The following documents are referred to in this

Standard:
AS
1141 Methods for sampling and testing aggregates
1141.3.1 Method 3.1: Sampling of aggregates
1141.4 Method 4: Bulk density of aggregate
1141.6.1 Method 6.1: Particle density and water absorption of coarse aggregate —
Weighing-in-water method
1141.11 Method 11: Particle size distribution by dry sieving
1141.12 Method 12: Materials finer than 75 µm in aggregates (by washing)
1141.14 Method 14: Particle shape, by proportional calliper
1141.18 Method 18: Crushed particles of coarse aggregate
1141.21 Method 21: Aggregate crushing value
1141.22 Method 22: Wet/dry strength variation
1141.23 Method 23: Los Angeles value
1141.27 Method 27: Resistance to wear by attrition

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