Review of research into wheel/rail rolling noise reduction

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

Volumn 220, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 385-408

  Thompson, D J ^a   Gautier, P E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b SNCF   (France)

Author keywords

Low noise design; Railway noise; Rolling noise; Roughness; Track; Wheels

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING RESEARCH; FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION; NOISE ABATEMENT; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RAILROAD TRACKS; VEHICLE WHEELS;

NOISE DESIGN; RAILWAY NOISE; RESEARCH PROJECT; ROLLING NOISE;

RAILROAD ROLLING STOCK;

EID: 34247172917     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954409JRRT79     Document Type: Review

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