The use of wood sleepers is on the decline due to their material and environmental disadvantages. Recently, the recycling of plastics and reuse as railway sleepers have become a social concern. In Europe and US, plastic sleepers have already been used, and some standards on plastic sleeper have been established. In this paper, performance requirements and test items of a plastic sleeper were described through the analysis of prEN 17318 series relevant to plastic sleeper.

Abstract
 1. 서 론
 2. 플라스틱 침목의 성능 요구사항
  2.1 재료적 측면의 성능 요구조건
  2.2 구조적 측면의 성능 요구조건
 3. 플라스틱 침목의 주요 시험 항목
 4. 결 론
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