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Creators:
Saurenman, Hugh J. ; Shipley, Robert L. ; Wilson, George Paul ;
Saurenman, Hugh J. ; Shipley, Robert L. ; Wilson, George Paul ; Less -
Corporate Creators:
John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, (U.S.) ;
Corporate Contributors:
United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration ;
Subject/TRT Terms:
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Acoustic Measuring Instruments
Acoustics
Analysis
Car Wheels (Railroads)
Costs
Economic Analysis
Environmental Impacts
Grinding
Lathes
Machining
Noise
Noise Control
Railroads
Railroad Tracks
Rapid Transit
Sound Level
Urban Transportation
Wheels

Publication/ Report Number:
DOT-TSC-UMTA-79-43 ; UMTA-MA-06-0099-80-1 ;
DOT-TSC-UMTA-79-43 ; UMTA-MA-06-0099-80-1 ; Less -
Resource Type:
Tech Report ;
Geographical Coverage:
Pennsylvania ;
Corporate Publisher:
United States. Urban Mass Transportation Administration ;
NTL Classification:
AGR-IMPACTS-Environment ; NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ; NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Rail Transit ; NTL-PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION-Transit Energy and Environment ; NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT ; NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-Transit Energy and Environment ; NTL-ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT-Environment Impacts ;
Abstract:
This study evaluates the acoustic and economic effectiveness of five methods of controlling wheel/rail noise and vibration on urban rail transit systems, namely: rail grinding, wheel truing, resilient wheels, ring-damped wheels, and welded vs. jointed rail. The noise reduction methods were tested under revenue operation conditions on the Market-Frankford Line of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority rail transit system. In addition to the evaluation of these noise control methods, the study included an economic analysis of the long and short term costs of the control methods if implemented on typical U.S. urban rail systems. Life-cycle cost equations were developed for the control methods. This report summarizes noise, vibration, and cost results and compares the measurement results with similar studies.
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