Review of the modelling of wheel/rail noise generation

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 231, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 519-536

  Thompson, D J ^a   Jones, C J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANISMS; RAILROAD TRACKS; VEHICLE WHEELS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

HIGH SPEED TRAINS; RAIL NOISE GENERATION; ROLLING NOISE;

ACOUSTIC NOISE;

EID: 0034156334     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsvi.1999.2542     Document Type: Article

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