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Development of a comprehensive vehicle/track interaction model in curves to reduce the acoustic impact of rail transport

Project

CurvImpAc - Development of a comprehensive vehicle/track interaction model in curves to reduce the acoustic impact of rail transport


Funding origin:
Spain
Spain
Funding sources:
Spanish State Research Agency (AEI)
STRIA Roadmaps:
Transport infrastructure (INF)
Transport infrastructure
Transport mode:
Rail
Rail
Duration:
Start date: 01/01/2017,
End date: 01/01/2021

Status: Finished
Funding details:
Total cost:
€96 000

Overview

Objectives:

The main objective of this project was to address in a comprehensive way the problems associated with the negative impact of railways concerning acoustic pollution and vibrations. Such an impact is especially significant in curves, where phenomena such as squeal and rail corrugation take place, which arise as a consequence of the dynamic interaction between the vehicle and the track. Often, both are closely related to each other and there are some features of curve squeal that may indicate a link with the development of corrugation. Thus, these problems must be investigated by simultaneously assuming the most realistic hypotheses available to study these complex phenomena. 
 

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