Measurements are presented of irregularities on rails in the wavelength range 6.3-5000 mm. Two types of equipment have been used, a hand-held measuring trolley (the so-called CAT) and vehicle-mounted RCA equipment that is typically used for routine quality assurance of rail reprofiling work. There is close correlation of one-third octave spectra from the two types of equipment for most of the wavelength range of interest. The RCA is a more repeatable instrument than the CAT for wavelengths of greater than a metre. Use of such equipment offers a relatively simple, readily available means of controlling residual irregularities from reprofiling and thereby reducing noise. Control of irregularities over a wide wavelength range is within the capabilities of modern reprofiling equipment, but only if an appropriate specification is rigorously monitored.
Measurement of Long Wavelength Irregularities on Rails
Notes Numerical Fluid Mech.
Noise and Vibration Mitigation for Rail Transportation Systems ; Kapitel : 76 ; 643-649
2015-01-01
7 pages
Aufsatz/Kapitel (Buch)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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