Noise and Vibration Mitigation for Rail Transportation Systems

1. Transportation Noise Annoyance, Cognitive Performance and Sleep Disturbances Related to Temporal Structures and Traffic Modes (Deufrako Project “RAPS”)
F. Margiocchi, F. Poisson

2. Advancements in Noise and Vibration Abatement to Support the Noise Reduction Strategy of Deutsche Bahn
B. Schulte-Werning, B. Asmussen, W. Behr, K. G. Degen, R. Garburg

3. Planning and Controlling Railway Noise in a Metropolis: Our Practical Experience
Benson Lee, W. Chau, John Lam, Maurice Yeung

4. Human Response to Groundborne Noise and Vibration in Buildings Caused by Rail Transit: Summary of the TCRP D-12 Study
Jeffrey A. Zapfe, Hugh Saurenman, Sanford Fidell

5. An Investigation of Velocity-Dependent Friction in Wheel-Rail Rolling Contact
B. E. Croft, E. A. H. Vollebregt, D. J. Thompson

6. High-Frequency Vertical Wheel–Rail Contact Forces at High Vehicle Speeds –The Influence of Wheel Rotation
P. T. Torstensson, J. C. O. Nielsen, L. Baeza

7. Optimization of New Noise Shielded and Vibration Damped Assemblies for High Speed Train Wheels Using FEM-BEM Simulation
C. Wang, X. B. Xiao, X. S. Jin

8. Rolling Noise Simulation: A New Approach in Time Domain
V. Delavaud, A. Chaigne, F. Poisson

9. Wave Propagation in an Infinite Track Having an Irregular Region
K. Abe, A. Kikuchi, K. Koro

10. Slab Track Vibration and Wayside Noise in a High-Speed Rail Tunnel
A. Wang, Y. Xi, S. Wang, S. Tao, J. Sun

11. Tuned Mass Damper for Rail Noise Control
Wilson Ho, Banting Wong, David England

12. Development of Rail Noise Isolating Material (RNIM)
Masanori Hansaka, Shogo Mamada, Daigo Sato, Kiyoshi Sato, Fumiaki Kishino

13. Bridging the Gap from Multibody Simulations to Acoustic Analysis
A. Heckmann, I. Kaiser, A. Carrarini

14. Influence of Subway LIM Train Wheel Polygonization on the Vibration and Sound Radiation Characteristics of It
J. Y. Fang, X. B. Xiao, L. Wu, X. S. Jin

15. Dynamic Models of Railway Track Taking Account of Cross-Section Deformation at High Frequency
Jiannan Yang, David Thompson, Atul Bhaskar

16. Modelling and Performance Analysis of Rail Vibration Absorber by FE and BE Methods
H. P. Liu, T. X. Wu

17. Modeling the Directivity of Wheel/Rail Radiation Using a Circular/Straight Line of Perpendicular Dipole Pairs
Xuetao Zhang

18. High-Speed Rail: Excitation Frequencies and Track Stiffness
A. Wang, S. J. Cox

19. Railway Noise Reduction Technology Using a Damping Material
Günther Koller, M. T. Kalivoda, Martin Jaksch, Martin Muncke, Takashi Oguchi, Yoshifumi Matsuda

20. Detection of Brake Type and Tread Surface Quality of Passing Trains Based on Rail-Sleeper-Force Measurements
Frank Mueller-Boruttau, Norbert Breitsamter, Holger Molzberger, Alfons Buchmann

21. Estimation of Vibration Power Flow to and Sound Radiation from a Railway Concrete Viaduct Due to Vehicle/Track Interaction
Z. G. Li, T. X. Wu

22. An Investigation on Vibratory and Acoustical Characteristics of Concrete Bridge for Shinkansen
Y. Kozuma, K. Nagakura

23. Local Vibration Properties of RC Viaduct under Passing Trains
K. Matsuoka, K. Kaito, T. Watanabe, M. Sogabe

24. Prediction and Measurement of Vibration on a Modern Concrete Railway Bridge Fitted with Resilient Rail Fasteners
D. Herron, C. J. C. Jones, D. J. Thompson, D. Rhodes

25. Development of Silent Steel Railway Bridge Equipped with Floating Ladder Track and Floating Reinforced Concrete Deck
T. Watanabe, M. Sogabe, K. Asanuma, H. Wakui

26. A Time-Domain Model for Coupled Vertical and Tangential Wheel/Rail Interaction - A Contribution to the Modelling of Curve Squeal
A. Pieringer, W. Kropp

27. A Comparison of Predicted and Measured Ground Vibrations due to High Speed, Passenger, and Freight Trains
G. Lombaert, G. Degrande, P. Galvín, E. Bongini, F. Poisson

28. Verification of an Empirical Prediction Method for Railway Induced Vibration
H. Verbraken, H. Eysermans, E. Dechief, S. François, G. Lombaert, G. Degrande

29. Track-Based Control Measures for Ground Vibration – The Influence of Quasi-Static Loads and Dynamic Excitation
N. Triepaischajonsak, D. J. Thompson, C. J. C. Jones, J. Ryue

30. Ground Vibration Induced by Railway Traffic – The Influence of Vehicle Parameters
A. A. Mirza, A. Frid, J. C. O. Nielsen, C. J. C. Jones

31. Vibration Source Localization along Railway Tracks
Carl Wersäll, Anders Bodare, K. Rainer Massarsch

32. Analysis and Design of New Floating Slab Track for Special Trackwork Using Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
J. E. Phillips, J. T. Nelson

33. Evaluation of the Ground-Borne Vibration Reduction Properties of Tire Derived Aggregate Installed on the Denver RTD Light Rail System
D. A. Towers

34. Specificities of Ground Vibration Induced by Freight Traffic, from the Track to a Building
E. Bongini, C. Guigou, C. Petit, F. Poisson, P. Ropars, M. Villot

35. Ground Vibration on High-Speed Railway Tunnel
T. Watanabe, M. Sogabe, H. Yokoyama, T. Yonezawa, S. Kiyota

36. The Effects of a Second Tunnel on the Propagation of Ground-Borne Vibration from an Underground Railway
K. A. Kuo, M. F. M. Hussein, H. E. M. Hunt

37. A Numerical Investigation of Railway Ground Vibration Mitigation Using a Trench in a Layered Soil
A. Garcia-Bennett, C. J. C. Jones, D. J. Thompson

38. How Does Noise Annoyance Relate to Traffic Intensity?
T. Jerson, M. Ögren, E. Öhrström, A. Gidlöf Gunnarsson

39. Internal Occupational Noise and Vibration Environments of Intermodal Freight Trains
L. Zoontjens

40. Noise Reduction of Steel Bridges with Non Ballast Tracks
H. Venghaus, P. Balmer, M. Muncke, F. Poisson

41. Field Verification of Curving Noise Mechanisms
J. Jiang, R. Dwight, D. Anderson

42. Effectiveness of Using Elastomeric Pads to Mitigate Impact Vibration at an Urban Turnout Crossing
S. Kaewunruen

43. A 2.5D Coupled FE-BE Methodology for the Prediction of Railway Induced Vibrations
S. François, P. Galvín, M. Schevenels, G. Lombaert, G. Degrande

44. Advantages of 3-D Vibration and Ground-Borne Noise Model
B. J. Murray

45. Development to Decrease Noise in Place along Railway-Tracks of Sanyo Shinkansen
Makoto Tsukanishi, Makoto Toyooka, Tomohiko Mori, Hidemi Yano

46. Acoustic Assessment of Micro-pressure Wave Emissions from High-Speed Railway Tunnels
Ch. Gerbig, K. G. Degen

47. Model Experiments on the Tunnel Compression Wave Using an Axisymmetric and Three-Dimensional Train Model
T. Fukuda, H. Saito, T. Miyachi, K. Kikuchi, M. Iida

48. Micro-pressure Wave Calculation Using Three Dimensional Compressive Fluid Analysis
K. Morita, Y. Abe, Y. Takano

49. Recent Studies on Aerodynamic Noise Reduction at RTRI
T. Takaishi, N. Yamazaki, T. Sueki, T. Uda

50. Aerodynamic Noise Reduction of a Pantograph by Shape-Smoothing of Panhead and Its Support and by the Surface Covering with Porous Material
M. Ikeda, T. Mitsumoji, T. Sueki, T. Takaishi

51. Application of a Component-Based Approach to Modelling the Aerodynamic Noise from High-Speed Trains
D. J. Thompson, M. G. Smith, F. Coudret

52. The Numerical Prediction of the Aerodynamic Noise of the TGV POS High-Speed Train Power Car
E. Masson, N. Paradot, E. Allain

53. Interior Noise Prediction in High-Speed Rolling Stock Driver’s Cab: Focus on Structure-Borne Paths (Mechanical and Aero Sources)
J. Sapena, A. Tabbal, J. Jové, F. Guerville

54. Noise Reduction of Trains Using the Operational Transfer Path Analysis – Demonstration of the Method and Evaluation by Case Study
Alex Sievi, Otto Martner, Stefan Lutzenberger

55. In-Car Noise Control for Epping to Chatswood Rail Link
C. M. Weber, J. Haling, G. P. Brown, D. Hanson

56. Development of a System Using Piezoelectric Materials to Reduce the Interior Noise of a Railway Vehicle
K. Yamamoto, D. Yamamoto, S. Mamada, D. Sato

57. Separation of Rolling Noise and Aerodynamic Noise by In-Service Measurement of Combined Roughness and Transfer Functions on a High Speed Slab Track
H. W. Jansen, M. G. Dittrich

58. Experimental Study on Flow Field under a High Speed Shinkansen Train
N. Yamazaki, A. Ido, T. Kurita, M. Matsumoto

59. Experimental Study of Noise Barriers for High-Speed Trains
P. Belingard, F. Poisson, S. Bellaj

60. ‘Noise Mapping’ of a Railway Network: Validation and Use of a System Based on Measurement of Axlebox Vibration
E. Bongini, S. L. Grassie, M. J. Saxon

61. sonRAIL – The New Swiss Calculation Model for Railway Noise
M. Hecht, J. M. Wunderli, T. Thron, D. Sehu

62. Small Deviations Procedure: A New Way to Introduce Flexibility in the Conformity Assessment of Reference Tracks for Pass-by Acoustic Tests
F. Létourneaux, N. Meunier, P. Fodiman

63. Numerical Simulations of Propagation of Bogie Noise in 3D Field by Duhamel’s Transformation Using Transient Solutions Calculated by 2D-FDTD Method
M. Hiroe, S. Ishikawa, R. Shiraga, T. Iwase

64. Difference between Using 2 and 4 Meter Receiver Height in Railway Noise Prediction
M. Ögren, T. Jerson, E. Öhrström, A. Gidlöf Gunnarsson

65. Stationary Noise Monitoring for High-Speed Trains with Single or Multiple Microphones
Koji Watanabe, Shigeru Naito, Ken-ichi Tagawa, Toshikazu Sato

66. Rail Vehicle Noise Source Identification Using Moving Frame Acoustical Holography
H. I. Koh, W. H. You

67. Indirect Rail Roughness Measurement: The ARRoW System within the LECAV Project
A. H. W. M. Kuijpers, W. Schwanen, E. Bongini

68. Estimation of Rail Irregularity by Axle-Box Accelerometers on a High-Speed Train
J. S. Lee, S. Choi, S. S. Kim, C. Park

Keywords: Engineering, Vibration, Dynamical Systems, Control, Civil Engineering, Engineering Design