The influence of random sleeper spacing and ballast stiffness on the vibration behaviour of railway track

Acustica

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 313-321

  Wu, T X ^a,b   Thompson, D J ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLAST (RAILROAD TRACK); COMPUTER SIMULATION; STIFFNESS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

RANDOM SLEEPER SPACING;

ACOUSTIC NOISE;

EID: 0033728639     PISSN: 00017884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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