Romanian Journal of Transport Infrastructure (Dec 2018)

Testing the Functionality and Performance of a Rail Damper

  • Mazilu Traian,
  • Răcănel Ionuţ Radu,
  • Stoicescu George

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/rjti-2018-0010
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 2
pp. 31 – 39

Abstract

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The rail dampers are mechanical devices which work as dynamic absorbers to reduce the rail vibration and rolling noise. The paper shows the experimental results from the functionality and performance testing of an experimental demonstrative rail damper. The vibration attenuation takes the highest values, namely 6-22 dB, between 160 and 1000 Hz.

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