Noise and Vibration Mitigation for Rail Transportation Systems : Proceedings of the 11th International Workshop on Railway Noise, Uddevalla, Sweden, 9–13 September 2013

The book reports on the 11th International Workshop on Railway Noise, held on 9 – 13 September, 2013, in Uddevalla, Sweden. The event, which was jointly organized by the Competence Centre Chalmers Railway Mechanics (CHARMEC) and the Departments of Applied Mechanics and Applied Acoustics at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, covered a broad range of topics in the field of railway noise and vibration, including: prospects, legal regulations and perceptions; wheel and rail noise; prediction, measurements and monitoring; ground-borne vibration; squeal noise and structure-borne noise; and aerodynamic noise generated by high-speed trains. Further topics included: resilient track forms; grinding, corrugation and roughness; and interior noise and sound barriers. This book, which consists of a collection of peer-reviewed papers originally submitted to the workshop, not only provides readers with an overview of the latest developments in the field, but also offers scientists and engineers essential support in their daily efforts to identify, understand and solve a number of problems related to railway noise and vibration, and to achieve their ultimate goal of reducing the environmental impact of railway systems. Front Matter....Pages 1-15 Railway Noise Control in Europe: Current Status....Pages 1-6 Novel Legislation for Railway Lines and Motorways in The Netherlands....Pages 7-12 Bearable Railway Noise Limits in Europe....Pages 13-19 State-of-the-Art of the Noise Emission of Railway Cars....Pages 21-29 On Separation of Vehicle Noise for Limit Setting in Future Legislation....Pages 31-38 Estimating the Performance of Wheel Dampers Using Laboratory Methods and a Prediction Tool....Pages 39-46 Estimating the Performance of Rail Dampers Using Laboratory Methods and Software Predictions....Pages 47-54 Experimental and Theoretical Studies on Impact Noise Generation due to Rail Joints....Pages 55-62 An Explicit Integration Finite Element Method for Impact Noise Generation at a Squat....Pages 63-70 Future European Noise Emission Ceilings: Threat or Solution? A Review Based on Swiss and Dutch Ceilings....Pages 71-78 Comparison between Road and Rail Noise Cost per Transported Ton of Cargo....Pages 79-84 A Survey of Freight Locomotive Passby Noise Emissions....Pages 85-91 On the Importance of Accuracy of Geographic Model Data for Noise Impact Studies....Pages 93-100 The Efficiency of Noise Reduction Measures on Railway Infrastructure in Normal Operating Conditions - NOVIBRAIL....Pages 101-108 Characterizing Wheel Flat Impact Noise with an Efficient Time Domain Model....Pages 109-116 Study on the Sound Radiation Directivity of a Railway Wheel and the Relationship between Directivity and Mode Shape....Pages 117-124 Empirical Modeling of Railway Aerodynamic Noise Using One Microphone Pass-By Recording....Pages 125-131 Localizing Noise Sources on a Rail Vehicle during Pass-By....Pages 133-140 Experimental Characterization of the Vibro-Acoustic Behaviour of a Switch....Pages 141-148 Experimental Comparison of Maximum Length Sequence (MLS) and Impact Hammer Methods to Evaluate Vibration Transfer Functions in Soil....Pages 149-156 sonRAIL Web Tool – A New Web Application of the Swiss Method on Railway Noise Calculation Released in 2013....Pages 157-164 Concept for Measuring Aeroacoustic Noise Transmission in Trains Derived from Experience Gained in Aircraft Testing....Pages 165-172 Innovative Measures for Reducing Noise Radiation from Track....Pages 173-180 Innovative Noise Mitigation Measures in the Framework of “Konjunkturprogramm II” in Germany....Pages 181-187 Indirect Method of Rail Roughness Measurement – VUKV Implementation and Initial Results....Pages 189-196 Background for a New Standard on Pass-By Measurement of Combined Roughness, Track Decay Rate and Vibroacoustic Transfer Functions....Pages 197-204 Monitoring Rail Condition Based on Sound and Vibration Sensors Installed on an Operational Train....Pages 205-212 Transposition of Noise Type Test Data for Tracks and Vehicles....Pages 213-220 Virtual Testing within the TSI Noise: How to Introduce Numerical Simulation into a Certification Process?....Pages 221-228 A Study of the Measurement Technology of Noise Sources of High-Speed Trains....Pages 229-236 Determination of Insertion Losses for Vibration Mitigation Measures in Track by Artificial Vibration Excitation....Pages 237-244 The Prediction of Vibration Transfer for Railway Induced Ground Vibration....Pages 245-252 Ground-Borne Vibration due to Railway Traffic: A Review of Excitation Mechanisms, Prediction Methods and Mitigation Measures....Pages 253-287 Prediction of Railway Induced Vibration and Ground Borne Noise Exposure in Building and Associated Annoyance....Pages 289-296 Attenuation of Railway Noise and Vibration in Two Concrete Frame Multi-storey Buildings....Pages 297-304 Developing a Good Practice Guide on the Evaluation of Human Response to Vibration from Railways in Residential Environments....Pages 305-312 Vibration Control at Sound Transit....Pages 313-320 Recent Developments in the Pipe-in-Pipe Model for Underground-Railway Vibration Predictions....Pages 321-328 Prediction of Railway-Induced Ground Vibrations: The Use of Minimal Coordinate Method for Vehicle Modelling....Pages 329-336 Transfer Path Analysis on a Siemens Combino-Plus Tram in Almada – Seixal (Lisbon)....Pages 337-344 Characteristics of Sound Insulation and Insertion Loss of Different Deloading Sound Barriers for High-Speed Railways....Pages 345-352 Optimizing Capacity of Railroad Yards within Noise Limits Using a Dynamic Noise Model....Pages 353-360 Modeling of Wheel-Track Interaction with Rail Vibration Damper and Its Application for Suppressing Short Pitch Rail Corrugation....Pages 361-368 Investigating the Effects of a Network-Wide Rail Grinding Strategy on Wayside Noise Levels....Pages 369-376 Acoustic and Dynamic Characteristics of a Complex Urban Turnout Using Fibre-Reinforced Foamed Urethane (FFU) Bearers....Pages 377-384 Ensuring Acceptable Vibration Levels in Listed Buildings by Means of Precise Vibration Measurements and Highly-Efficient Floating Slab Track....Pages 385-392 An Assessment of the Effectiveness of Replacing Slab Track to Control Groundborne Noise and Vibration in Buildings above an Existing Railway Tunnel....Pages 393-400 Mitigation Measures against Vibration for Ballasted Tracks – Optimisation of Sleepers, Sleeper Pads and the Substructure by Combined Finite-Element Boundary-Element Calculations....Pages 401-408 Innovative Measures for Reducing Noise Radiation from Steel Railway Bridges....Pages 409-416 Modelling of Railway Curve Squeal Including Effects of Wheel Rotation....Pages 417-424 FASTSIM with Falling Friction and Friction Memory....Pages 425-432 Towards an Engineering Model for Curve Squeal....Pages 433-440 An Investigation of the Influence of Track Dynamics on Curve Noise....Pages 441-448 Field Trials of Gauge Face Lubrication and Top-of-Rail Friction Modification for Curve Noise Mitigation....Pages 449-456 Railway Noise Generated by High-Speed Trains....Pages 457-480 Component-Based Model for Aerodynamic Noise of High-Speed Trains....Pages 481-488 Analysis of Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Behaviour of a Simplified High-Speed Train Bogie....Pages 489-496 Derivation of Sound Emission Source Terms for High Speed Trains Running at Speeds in Excess of 300 km/h....Pages 497-504 Mastering Micro-Pressure Wave Effects at the Katzenbergtunnel – Design of Measures, Prediction of Efficiency and Full-Scale Test Verification....Pages 505-513 Aerodynamic Noise Reduction of a Pantograph Panhead by Applying a Flow Control Method....Pages 515-522 Reduction of Train Induced Ground Vibration by Vehicle Design....Pages 523-530 RIVAS – Mitigation Measures on Vehicles (WP5); Experimental Analysis of SBB Ground Vibration Measurements and Vehicle Data....Pages 531-538 Stiff Wave Barriers for the Mitigation of Railway Induced Vibrations....Pages 539-546 Ground-Borne Vibration Mitigation Measures for Turnouts: State-of-the-Art and Field Tests....Pages 547-554 Reducing Railway Induced Ground-Borne Vibration by Using Trenches and Buried Soft Barriers....Pages 555-562 Pantograph Area Noise and Vibration Transmission Characteristics and Interior Noise Reduction Method of High-Speed Trains....Pages 563-570 Micro-Pressure Wave Emissions from German High-Speed Railway Tunnels – An Approved Method for Prediction and Acoustic Assessment....Pages 571-578 Three Noise Mitigation Measures for Steel Railway Bridges....Pages 579-586 The Mechanisms of Curve Squeal....Pages 587-594 Proposals for Improved Measurement Methods for Curve Squeal and Braking Noise....Pages 595-602 Curve Squeal in the Presence of Two Wheel/Rail Contact Points....Pages 603-610 A Review of Measurement Data on the Performance of a Resilient Track Form as a Mitigation Measure for Ground-Borne Noise....Pages 611-618 Challenges in the Design and Fabrication of Elastomeric Springs for Floating Slab Tracks....Pages 619-626 Vibration Mitigation by Innovative Low Stiffness Rail Fastening Systems for Ballasted Track....Pages 627-634 Control of Railway Induced Ground Vibrations: Influence of Excitation Mechanisms on the Efficiency of Resilient Track Layers....Pages 635-642 Measurement of Long Wavelength Irregularities on Rails....Pages 643-649 Statistical Description of Wheel Roughness....Pages 651-658 Rail Corrugation Growth on Curves – Measurements, Modelling and Mitigation....Pages 659-666 Effects of Track Stiffness and Tuned Rail Damper on Rail Roughness Growth and Rail Vibration Levels on Metro System....Pages 667-674 Prediction of Acoustical Wall Pressure Levels of Rolling Stock Vehicles....Pages 675-682 Study on Effective Sound Barriers for High Speed Trains....Pages 683-690 Study on Abnormal Interior Noise of High-Speed Trains....Pages 691-698 Interior Noise Prediction of High-Speed Train Based on Hybrid FE-SEA Method....Pages 699-705 Attractive Train Interiors: Minimizing Annoying Sound and Vibration....Pages 707-714 Back Matter....Pages 715-717