Influence of shape and absorbing surface - A numerical study of railway noise barriers

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 217, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 405-417

  Morgan, P A ^a   Hothersall, D C ^a   Chandler Wilde, S N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; ACOUSTIC WAVE ABSORPTION; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RAILROAD ROLLING STOCK;

RAILWAY NOISE BARRIERS;

NOISE POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0032181248     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsvi.1998.1773     Document Type: Article

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