BS EN 16951-1:2018

This standard BS EN 16951-1:2018 Railway applications. Track. Noise barriers and related devices acting on airborne sound propagation. Procedures for assessing long term performance is classified in these ICS categories:

• 93.100 Construction of railways

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. 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 NOTE Combinations of different materials are worth a special attention, whether inside a single device or in combination with other devices (for example: a combination of different acoustic elements or another combination of acoustic and structural elements).