In-Service Performance and Costs of Methods for Control of Urban Rail System Noise: Experimental Design

Holowaty, Michael C.; Saurenman, Hugh J.; Rose, Stanley M.

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In-Service Performance and Costs of Methods for Control of Urban Rail System Noise: Experimental Design

1976-05-01
By Holowaty, Michael C. ; Saurenman, Hugh J. ; Rose, Stanley M.

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Holowaty, Michael C. ; Saurenman, Hugh J. ; Rose, Stanley M.
Corporate Creators:

De Leuw, Cather & Company ; Wilson, Ihrig & Associates
Corporate Contributors:

John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
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Publication/ Report Number:

UMTA-MA-06-0025-76-4;DOT-TSC-UMTA-76-11
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21949/1526940
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

Pennsylvania
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Urban Mass Transportation Administration
Abstract:

This report presents an experimental design for a project to evaluate four techniques for reducing wheel-rail noise on urban rail transit systems: (a) resilient wheels, (b) damped wheels, (c) wheel truing, and (d) rail griding. The design presents the project questions to be answered: (1) What reduction in noise can be achieved by the techniques, individually and in combinations? (2) What are the costs of the techniques? The design gives data requirements for acoustic testing on the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority Market-Frankford Line, as well as requirements for collection of non-acoustic data covering all United States rapid transit systems. It prescribes methods for analysis of the data, means for drawing inferences to answer the questions posed, and formats for presentation. The design requires that the findings of the completed study be presented in a manner such that the information can be used by transit system personnel who may not have a background in acoustics or cost analysis.
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PDF
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DOT-TSC-10 53
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/11175/dot_11175_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 3.60 MB]
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Volpe Center
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urn:sha256:07814a30502234c3c3ba971b43d947f7a0c0adf8452c65dd0dbc499748fa5af3

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