Train speed calculation using ground vibrations

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

Volumn 229, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 466-483

  Kouroussis, Georges ^a   Connolly, David P ^b   Forde, Mike C ^c   Verlinden, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

excitation passage mechanisms; high speed rail; intercity; Railway ground vibrations; train speed; tramway; vehicle track dynamics; velocity measurement

Indexed keywords

ENGINES; FORECASTING; NUMERICAL METHODS; PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS; RAILROAD TRACKS; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; RAILROADS; RAILS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPEED; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT; VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

HIGH SPEED RAIL; INTERCITY; RAILWAY GROUND VIBRATIONS; TRACK DYNAMICS; TRAIN SPEED; TRAMWAY;

TROLLEY CARS;

EID: 84931033881     PISSN: 09544097     EISSN: 20413017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954409713515649     Document Type: Article

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