The influence of the non-linear stiffness behaviour of rail pads on the track component of rolling noise

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit

Volumn 213, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 233-241

  Thompson, D J ^a   Jones, C J C ^a   Wu X, T ^a   De France, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Railpads; Railway noise; Railway track

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; BALLAST (RAILROAD TRACK); DYNAMICS; RAILS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

RAILPADS; RAILWAY NOISE; RAILWAY TRACK;

STIFFNESS;

EID: 0000876341     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954409991531173     Document Type: Article

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