C-pole system for mainline mass transit
Expanding horizons – by climbing higher
Europoles
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C-pole systems for mainline railway applications
Facts & Figures
Turn- over in
Mio. EUR
2009
Europoles GmbH & Co. KG
120
approx. 100
Total
employees
850
approx. 580
As market leader in Europe, Europoles produces poles, masts, columns, and towers, as well as
mount systems for a great number and variety of application possibilities
More than 125 years tradition and experience in the pole business
Highly effective solutions for each individual application, with products made of spun concrete, steel,
and fibreglass-reinforced plastic (GRP)
Production takes place at eight plant locations in Germany, Poland, Switzerland, Algeria, and Oman
Independent company – successful demerging from the corporate group Pfleiderer AG at the turn of
the year 2004/2005
Europoles is a company of VTC Industrieholding GmbH, an independent Mittelstand industrial group
C-pole systems for mainline railway applications
The Europoles Group
EUROPOLES GMBH & CO. KG
FOREIGN / SUBSIDIARY
ASSOCIATED COMPANY
Europoles S.A.R. L. Subsidiary
FRANCE
Europoles Middle East LLC
OMAN
Europoles sp.zo.o
Subsidiary POLAND
Europoles U.K. Ltd.
GREAT BRITAIN
Europoles Istanbul Ltd. Sti.
Subsidiary TURKEY
Cevipoles Spa.
ALGERIA
PESA Europoles S.A.U.
Subsidiary SPAIN
Nivatec Europoles GmbH
Subsidiary SWITZERLAND
Eurocoatings GmbH
Surface technology GERMANY
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International Sales
Establishments
Productions
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International Sales
International Sales | Breakdown of foreign sales 2009
Foreign sales 27%, thereof:
Austria/Switzerland
15%
Western Europe
22%
USA
1%
UAE
28%
Eastern Europe
24%
Asia
2%
Scandinavia
4%
Southern Europe
4%
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Mast production in Germany
Neumarkt | Headquarters
Spun Concrete Poles
Dimensions : up to 36 Meters per pole section
Total length up to 130 Meters
GRP-Poles
Dimensions: up to 15 Meters per pole section
Total length up to 24 Meters
Dinkelsbühl (Steel)
Dimensions: up to 15 Meters per pole section
Total length up to 24 Meters
Regensburg (Steel)
Dimensions: up to 15 Meters per pole section
Total length up to 60 Meters
Administration
Productions
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Products
We get excited about poles and towers
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Applications
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Lighting
C-pole systems for mainline railway applications
Lighting
Products
Steel Lighting Poles
Concrete Lighting Poles
Special Steel Poles
Floodlighting
Lowerable Systems
Top-Customers
Strengths
Short time delivery
Strong sales network
In house static and construction department – fast realization of special requirements
Meeting the supply needs of wholesale businesses
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Power
C-pole systems for mainline railway applications
Power
Products
Top-customers
Transmission poles
made of steel & concrete
Strengths
Compact and variable construction
In house static and construction department
On stock products and flexible delivery time
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Communication
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Communication
Products & Services
Top-Customers
Antenna Towers
Engineering
Turnkey Solutions
Inspection & Maintenance
Strengths
Experience of 25 years in the building of antenna sites up to 130m
In house static and construction department - fast realization of special requirements
Realization of turnkey projects
Our own highly qualified erection and installation staff
Specialised know-how gained in many years of work with concrete
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Advertising
C-pole systems for mainline railway applications
Advertising
Products
Advertising Towers
Long-distance recognition projects
Flagpoles
Top-Customers
Strengths
Special construction incl. static, construction and assembling
Turnkey project management
High quality poles with an excellent price-performance ratio
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Architecture
C-pole systems for mainline railway applications
Architecture
Products
Top-Customers
Spun Concrete Columns
Strengths
Unique combination of slender diameters with cross-sections capable of
supporting heavy loads
Extremely high-quality surface quality (fair-faced concrete)
Available in most shapes and colors.
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Traffic
C-pole systems for mainline railway applications
Traffic
Products
Top-Customers
Catenary poles for local rail services
Catenary poles for long distance rail
services
Sign gantries made of spun concrete
Poles for airport infrastructure
Strengths
High quality of steel- and concrete poles
Certified for the high-speed lines >300km/h
C-pole systems for mainline railway applications
C-pole systems made of prestressed spunconcrete poles for mainline railway applications
C-pole systems for mainline railway applications
Electrification of railroad lines
No reliance on fossil fuels
Simple transport of power
over high-voltage
transmission systems
Easy logistics ─ no
refueling stations
No noise and exhaust
pollution from loud engines
Absolutely essential to
implement European highspeed rail transport
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History of the C-pole system
Over the past 40 years,
Europoles has already supplied
over 60,000 spun-concrete
poles to Deutsche Bahn
1989: beginning of further
development, together with
Deutche Bahn, of the already
existing B-pole system, with
innovative features for drastic
cost reductions
1995: first use of the modified
system, on the CologneFrankfurt rail line
2007: more than 1,000 km of
high-speed lines (≤ 330 km/h)
have been equipped with Cpoles
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Description
Prestressed concrete poles
made of high-strength C80/95
spun concrete.
Characteristics
High-strength concrete
structure
Slender design
Resistance to vibrations
Approval for the highspeed inter-city rail
system of Deutsche
Bahn
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Prestressed spun concrete - the technology
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Prestressed spun concrete ─ the technology
Production of the reinforcement
cage by a cage-winding
welding robot
Drawing in the strands of
prestressing steel, and
anchoring them in the pulling
heads
Installation in the reinforcement
cage of the components to be
mounted in the pole
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Prestressed spun concrete ─ the technology
Filling with concrete by a
concreting truck (or concrete
filling hopper)
Setting the upper shell of the
steel form into place
Tensioning of the prestressing steel
strands to the specified forces by a
prestressing jack
C-pole systems for mainline railway applications
Prestressed spun concrete ─ the technology
Centrifuging step: compaction of
the concrete on a rotational unit
Lift-off of the top half of the
shell, and removal of the forms
from the concrete
Final inspection and clearance
by the quality engineer
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Prestressed spun concrete ─ the technology
Quality Management
Quality management certified in accordance with DIN EN ISO
9001:2000
The poles are supervised in-house by the company’s own concrete
laboratory (EN 13225), and externally by concrete quality
assurance testing authorities in regular audits
Annual quality audit by Siemens
Definite pole identification numbers, which are after-actionable
The poles are entitled to carry the CE European Conformity Mark
as verification of conformity with EU standards
All engineering design performed according to European standards
(BS EN 1992, DIN V ENV 1992, DIN 1045 and DIN pr EN 50119)
Concrete pole manufacture according to DIN 1045, EN 12843, EN
13225, DIN 18800-7, DIN EN 206, EN 40, DIN 4099, DIN 4228,
DIN 4131, DIN 4133, DIN 488
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C-pole system
Description of the system
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Description of the system
C-pole system
Attachment of the catenary system
(integrated sockets or bands)
Pole shaft made of prestressed spun
concrete
Capping joint
Positioning guide for centering the mast
Rammed pipe
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Overview description of the system
Horizontal load
Vertical load
Moment
Minimum length of
pole below ground
E
C 1/2 NL
C 2 NL
C 3/2 NL
C 4 NL
C 5 NL
3.30 kN
14.50 kN
14.00 kNm
5.80 kN
30.00 kN
15.00 kNm
10.50 kN
30.00 kN
21.00 kNm
14.00 kN
30.00 kN
28.00 kNm
22.00 kN
14.50 kN
40.00 kNm
0.5 m
0.5 m
0.5 m
0.75 m
1.0 m
Pole length l
Mw
m
kNm
8.00
8.25
8.50
8.75
9.00
9.25
9.50
9.75
10.00
10.25
10.50
10.75
11.00
11.25
11.50
11.75
12.00
35.4
35.5
35.6
35.7
35.9
38.1
39.7
41.3
42.9
43.3
43.7
44.1
44.4
44.8
45.1
45.5
45.8
Pipe type
Mw
Pipe type
kNm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
54.4
54.4
54.4
54.4
54.4
54.4
68.5
68.8
69.2
69.6
70.0
70.4
70.9
71.3
71.6
72.0
72.3
Mw
Pipe type
Mw
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
102.0
119.2
119.8
120.3
120.9
121.4
143.0
143.6
144.2
147.0
149.7
152.4
155.1
157.7
160.4
163.0
165.6
kNm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
95.4
96.2
96.9
97.6
98.4
99.1
99.8
100.5
101.2
117.3
118.1
119.0
119.8
120.6
121.4
122.1
122.9
Pipe type
Mw
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
160.7
161.5
162.2
172.5
177.3
182.1
186.9
191.7
196.6
211.7
212.5
213.2
233.2
235.4
237.6
239.8
242.0
kNm
Pipe type
kNm
The load application point of the above-listed working loads is 2.0 m below the pole top.
The data for the working moment, Mw, refer to the top edge of the drive pipe. The wind load on the pole
(for a wind zone up to 15 m: q = 0.55 kN/m² in compliance with DIN VDE) has already been taken into account
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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C-pole system
Earthing
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Concrete pole ─ earthing
C-pole system for mainline mass transit
C-pole system - foundations
Rammed pipe foundations
Drilled boreholes
Reverse-anchored poles
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Rammed-pipe foundation
Earthwork for externally
rammed pipe foundations
Very inexpensive
Earthwork and assembly in one
single process
No excavation necessary
Well suited for poorly supporting
soils
Ability to provide foundations for
up to 30 poles/day
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Rammed-pipe foundation
Assembly with slip
Assembly with clamshell
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Features and possibilities of pole foundations
Details of borehole
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Features and possibilities of pole foundations
Reverse-anchored poles
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C-pole system
Prefabrication
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Prefabrication: the example of the NBS Nuremberg-Ingolstadt
300
120
300
120
Supporting poles
C 2 NL 10.00
Fixed-point anchor poles
C3/2 NL 10.00
(with anchor pipe as per construction drawing)
Fixed-point central poles, intermediate poles, and middle poles in parallel fields
C3/2 NL 10.00
(without anchor pipe as per construction drawing)
Catenary-system stay poles
C4 NL 10.00
Precast concrete components for fixed-point/catenary anchorage
120
120
Fixed-point anchor Re330
Chain-work anchor Re330
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Cost-effectiveness
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Comparison of Peiner steel sections
with spun concrete poles (C-poles)
Advantages
Spunconcrete pole
(C-pole)
Peiner steel
sections
Disadvantages
• Torsion and diagonal
routing possible
• Shockproof and rugged
during assembly
• Little maintenance
• Greater weight
• Fixed points for securing;
otherwise, tightening-strap
fastening
• Ease of handling
(light weight)
• Additional drilling
possible
• Coating necessary to
protect against damage
• Follow-up costs and
maintenance expenses
• High procurement costs
• Great steel weight
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Comparison of Peiner steel sections
with spun concrete poles (C-poles)
C4 spun-concrete
poles
Peiner steel sections
Length
11.50 m
11.50 m
Free length
8.50 m
8.50 m
approx. 3.00 m
approx. 3.00 m
approx. 83.7 kNm
approx. 83.7 kNm
Total weight
2.1 t
1.34 t
Dimensions
310 / 480 mm
≙ Ø 330 m
Pole prices
75%
100%
Technical data:
Depth
Useful moment at the
foot of the poles
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Reference projects
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C-pole systems — reference projects
Europoles is partners with:
High-speed railway lines:
HSC Nuremberg-Ingolstadt
HSC Cologne-Frankfurt
HSC Munich-Augsburg
HSC Hanover-Berlin
HGV Madrid (E)-Seville (E)
HGV Karlsruhe-Basel (CH)
Normal-speed rail lines:
Chemnitz-Stollberg
Garmisch-Mittenwald
Röhrmoos
Offenbach
Rodgau
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C-pole system
Summary
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Summary
Outstanding results gained in projects for more than 40 years
Outstanding technically optimized production processes
(high-strength and prestressed spun concrete)
Outstanding quality
(durability, absorption behaviour, maintenance)
Outstanding price-performance ratio
(no maintenance, extremely durable concrete poles, effective foundations)
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Views of the rail line from Nuremburg to Ingolstadt
Length of rail line:
Number of spun-concrete poles:
60 km
1,200
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Views of the rail line from Nuremburg to Ingolstadt
Switch mast with reverse anchorage
Tensioning wheels
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Views of the rail line from Nuremburg to Ingolstadt
C-pole systems for mainline railway applications
Views of the rail line from Nuremburg to Ingolstadt
C-pole systems for mainline railway applications
Views of the rail line from Nuremburg to Ingolstadt
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