PROPAGATION OF AIRBORNE SOUND CAUSED BY TRAINS RUNNING AT A MAXIMUM SPEED OF 260 KM/H WITHOUT OR WITH A SOUND PROTECTION SCREEN

At the instigation of the Deutsche Bundesbahn, sound phenomena caused by trains passing at distances of 7.5 m, 25 m, 50 m and 100 m, respectively, in the absence of a protection screen were tested on the Deutsche Bundesbahn experimental line for high-speed trains near Rheda-Oelde (Westphalia). Up to a distance of 100 m prevailing weather conditions could not be expected to have more than a minor effect on sound propagation. Thirty-three main tests were carried through while test trains were running on trial at a speed ranging between 165 and 260 km/h. A variety of sound measuring equipment was used both at the test points at no more than 5 m above the top of the rail and during analysis in the laboratory.

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• Authors:
  • Koch, H W
• Publication Date: 1977-4-8

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 389-392
• Serial:
  • Journal of Sound and Vibration
  • Volume: 51
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0022-460X
  • EISSN: 1095-8568
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0022460X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acoustic measuring instruments; Acoustics; Environmental impacts; High speed rail; Measuring instruments; Noise sources; Railroad facilities
• Identifier Terms: Deutsche Bahn; Deutsche Bundesbahn
• Old TRIS Terms: Acoustic measurement; Wayside
• Subject Areas: Environment; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00157682
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Railways
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 4 1977 12:00AM