EN 16951-2:2018

Railway applications - Track - Noise barriers and related devices acting on airborne sound propagation - Procedures for assessing long term performance - Part 2: Non-acoustic characteristics

Publication date:   Oct 17, 2018

Scope

This European Standard specifies requirements for assessing the working life and provides the relevant exposure conditions.
Standards of construction and any material tests conducted should provide evidence of resistance to specified conditions selected from the following:
I. Chemical Agents Location
dependent
II. De-icing salt Location/climate
dependent
III. Dirty water/dust Location/
Climate
dependent
IV. Dew Climate
dependent
V. Freeze/thaw Climate
dependent
VI. Cold Climate
dependent
VII. Heat Climate
dependent
VIII. Ultra-Violet (UV) Radiation Climate
dependent
IX. Traffic Vibration Location
dependent
X. Biological Process Climate
dependent
XI. Ozone Location
dependent
XII. Water Climate
dependent
XIII. Water spray
Wet/dry Location
dependent