NTL Record

Title Wheel/Rail Noise and Vibration: Volume I. Mechanics of Wheel Rail Noise Generation
Record ID 49412
Personal Name
Creator
Remington, Paul J.; Rudd, Michael J.; Ver, Istvan L.
Source 210p. in various pagings
Corporate Creator Bolt, Beranek, and Newman, inc.
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration; John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
Publisher United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Publication Date 19750501
Language English
Abstract The final reports are reported of a project to develop a basic understanding of urban transit wheel/rail noise control measures. Analytical models of impedance, response, radiation efficiency, and directivity of wheels and rails are presented and compared with field and laboratory measurements. Analytical formulas for the prediction of noise in the three general categories of wheel/rail noise - squeal, impact, and roar - are presented and verified by comparison with laboratory measurements as well as field measurements using a small steel-wheeled personal rapid transit vehicle on a test track. Volume one deals with the theory of wheel/rail noise generation.
Rosap ID dot:10863
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/10863
TRT Terms Railroad wheels; Instrumentation; Mathematical models; Measuring instruments; Noise; Noise control; Noise sources; Railroads; Test vehicles; Tests; Vibration
Classification AGR - INFRASTRUCTURE - Railroads;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Vehicle Design;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Rail Safety;
NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Rail Transit;
NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION;
NTL - PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION - Transit Safety and Security
Geographical
Coverage
United States
Contract Number DOT-TSC-644-1
Report Number DOT-TSC-UMTA-75-1.I; UMTA-MA-06-0025-75-10
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/49000/49400/49412/DOT-TSC-UMTA-75-01-1.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository