A numerical analysis of the influence of tram characteristics and rail profile on railway traffic ground-borne noise and vibration in the Brussels Region

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 482-483, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 452-460

  Kouroussis, G ^a   Pauwels, N ^b   Brux, P ^b   Conti, C ^a   Verlinden, O ^a  

^a FACULTÉ POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONS   (Belgium)

^b MoDyVa sprl   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Building structural response; Environmental vibrations; Ground borne noise; Resilient wheels; Singular rail surface defects; Vibration indicators

Indexed keywords

RAILROAD ROLLING STOCK; TROLLEY CARS; WHEELS;

ASSESSMENT INDICATOR; BUILDING STRUCTURAL; ENVIRONMENTAL VIBRATIONS; GROUND-BORNE NOISE; NOISE AND VIBRATION; NUMERICAL CALCULATION; NUMERICAL PREDICTIONS; SINGULAR RAIL SURFACE DEFECTS;

VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

BUILDING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NOISE; RAILWAY; SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; VIBRATION;

ACCELERATION; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NOISE MEASUREMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAILWAY; SOUND INTENSITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRAFFIC NOISE; VIBRATION;

BELGIUM; BRUSSELS [BELGIUM];

BUILDING STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL VIBRATIONS; GROUND-BORNE NOISE; RESILIENT WHEELS; SINGULAR RAIL SURFACE DEFECTS; VIBRATION INDICATORS;

BELGIUM; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; NOISE, TRANSPORTATION; RAILROADS; VIBRATION;

EID: 84897959254     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.05.083     Document Type: Article

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