Noise and vibration from high-speed trains

Presents the views of leading international experts on the current status of the problems of generation and propagation of noise and vibration from high-speed trains, and suggests possible ways of reducing their environmental impact.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors Krylov, V. V.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published London : Thomas Telford, 2001.
Subjects
High speed trains > Noise.
High speed trains > Vibration.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781680150438
168015043X
0727729632
9780727729637
9780727738318
0727738313
Physical Description1 online resource (xii, 435 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Theory of generation of wheel/rail rolling noise / D.J. Thompson
  • Wheel and rail excitation from roughness / P.J. Remington
  • High-speed train noise barrier tests at reduced scale / J.D. van der Toorn
  • Generic prediction models for environmental railway noise / J.J.A. van Leeuwen
  • Measurements of railway noise / M.T. Kalivoda
  • Means of controlling rolling noise at source / C.J.C. Jones and D.J. Thompson
  • Micropressure waves radiating from a Shinkansen tunnel portal / T. Maeda
  • Emergence of an acoustic shock wave in a tunnel and a concept of shock-free propagation / N. Sugimoto
  • Generation of ground vibration boom by high-speed trains / V.V. Krylov
  • Free-field vibrations during the passage of a high-speed train : experimental results and numerical predictions / G. Degrande
  • High-speed trains on soft ground : track-embankment-soil response and vibration generation / C. Madshus and A.M. Kaynia
  • Ground vibrations alongside tracks induced by high-speed trains : prediction and mitigation / H. Takemiya
  • Prediction and measurements of ground vibrations generated from tunnels built in water-saturated soil / S.A. Kostarev. S.A. Makhortykh and S.A. Rybak
  • Measures for reducing ground vibration generated by trains in tunnels / H.E.M. Hunt.

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