CERAMIC NOISEPROOF WALL

Tests carried out since May near the mouth of Kibita tunnel on Japanese National Railways' new Sanyo line have shown that ceramic wall panels erected at the trackside can reduce noise levels by between 13 and 15 dB(A). Further information may be obtained from NGK Insulators Limited, 20 Mori Building, Nishishinbashi 2-chome, Minatoku, Tokyo, Japan.

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  IPC Transport Press, Limited

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• Publication Date: 1973-9

Media Info

• Pagination: 1 p.
• Serial:
  • Railway Gazette International
  • Volume: 129
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: DVV Media Group
  • ISSN: 0373-5346
  • Serial URL: http://www.railwaygazette.com/about-us.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environmental protection; High speed rail; Noise; Noise control; Technology
• Identifier Terms: Shinkansen
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Old TRIS Terms: Ceramic wall panels
• Subject Areas: Environment; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00050351
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 11 1974 12:00AM