NOISE AND VIBRATION OF A STEEL WHEEL/STEEL RAIL PERSONALIZED RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM

The report describes a test program which has been conducted to establish baseline noise levels and ride characteristics for a state-of-the-art steel wheel on steel rail personalized rapid transit vehicle. A full-scale test vehicle and an 840-foot track, including two 30-foot curves, have been built and used for 128 test runs under various conditions of operation. Permanent records have been made on magnetic tape and oscillograph paper for future analysis as needed.

• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142
• Authors:
  • Gramse, H E
  • Spence, J H
• Publication Date: 1974-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 84 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environmental protection; Noise; Noise control; Personal rapid transit; Vibration
• Subject Areas: Environment; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00057352
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-TSC-UMTA-73-2
• Contract Numbers: DOT-TSC-436
• Files: NTIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 6 1982 12:00AM