Introducing a Presentation by Bill Harper

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Introducing a Presentation by Bill Harper

• Director, Rail Development
• Transit Products Division
• L. B. Foster Co., Inc.
• Norcross, GA

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MEETING THE NEEDS OF WORLD MARKETS
FOSTER
L. B. FOSTER COMPANY
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FOSTER
L. B. FOSTER COMPANY

• Founded in 1902
• Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA
• 280 million, publicly held U.S. company
• Approximately 680 employees
• Chairman of Board - Lee B Foster

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FOSTER
An Infrastructure Product Company

• Manufactures, Fabricates, and Distributes
• Construction Products
• Tubular Products
• Concrete Products
• Rail Products

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Rail Products

• New Rail
• Relay Rail
• Crane Rail
• Light Rail
• Rail Accessories

• Trackwork
• CXT Concrete Ties
• Allegheny Joints
• Transit Products

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RAIL PRODUCTS

• Transit Products
• Founded in 1976
• Based in Atlanta, GA
• Leading supplier of Direct Fixation Fasteners and
  Contact Rail in the United States
• ISO 9001 Registered

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TRANSIT PRODUCTS

• Bonded Rail Fasteners
• Non Bonded Fasteners
• Special Trackwork Fasteners
• Rail Elastomer Boots
• Ballast Mats
• Two-Block Concrete Tie
• Contact Rail Systems
• Coverboards Insulators

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Direct Fixation Fasteners
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Bonded Direct Fixation Fastener Features

• Direct Fixation Wood Tie Installations
• Standard Special Trackwork Fasteners
• Canted Non Canted
• 5 ¼, 5 ½ 6 inch Rail Base
• Vertical Spring Rates between 85,000 to
  300,000/in
• Lateral Spring Rates between 10,000 to 100,000
  /in
• Dynamic to Static Ratios between 1.2 to 1.6

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Qual and Production Test Results in Best Product
vs Cost?

• Generally YES
• Two Different Industry Load Cycle Test
• 1) Static Load Test Simple
  Vertical/Lateral Cycle Test
• 2) Parsons Transportation Dynamic Load Test
  with varying Loads Based on Field Test

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Examples of Some Desirable Standardization

• Location applying vertical and lateral loads
• Tests Sequence
• Length of Corrosion Test
• High DC Voltage Test
• Wet DC Voltage Test

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Design OptimizedLBF concepts vs only Spec Reqt?

• Optimized Within Cost Competitive Environment
• Bottom Plate
• Lateral load / Elastomer Strain Requirements

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Irrelevant, Redundant, Conflicting Spec Criteria?

• Normally does not increase product cost
• Can Increase Tests Costs
• Does Increase Bid and Contract Management Effort
• Strongly urge Industry Review Prior to Bid

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Adequacy Construction Specs

• Due to Questions we are getting, apparently not
• LBF Fastener designs Improved over years to
  lessen adverse effect of surface bearing area
  imperfections
• However, actual surface and bearing requirements
  not really known

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