IN-SERVICE PERFORMANCE AND COSTS OF METHODS TO CONTROL URBAN RAIL SYSTEM NOISE. TEST AND EVALUATION PLAN

This interim report is the test and evaluation plan, the second report of a study to investigate the effectiveness of four techniques for reducing wheel/rail noise in rail rapid-transit systems (resilient wheels, damped wheels, wheel truing, and rail grinding). The previous report covered experimental design. The ultimate goal is to provide sufficient information to allow a transit system with given track and car conditions and budgetary constraints to determine the mix of the available methods of control of wheel/rail noise which will result in the greatest overall benefit. The purpose of this report is to detail the methods and equipment that will be used to collect, manage, and reduce the data on both acoustic performance and costs of the four noise control methods.

• Record URL:
  • https://railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/service-performance-and-costs-methods-control-urban-rail-system-noise-test-and-evaluation
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Prepared in cooperation with Wilson, Ihrig and Associates, Inc., Oakland, Calif. and De Leuw, Cather and Co., Philadelphia, Pa. See also report dated May 76, PB-257 200.
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Systems Center

  55 Broadway, Kendall Square
  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  Wilson, Ihrig and Associates

  5776 Broadway
  Oakland, CA  United States  94618

  De Leuw, Cather and Company

  121 North Broad Street
  Philadelphia, PA  United States  19107

  Urban Mass Transportation Administration

  Office of Rail Technology, 400 7th Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Saurenman, H J
  • Holowaty, M C
• Publication Date: 1977-4

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 67 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acoustic measuring instruments; Acoustics; Analysis; Costs; Damping (Physics); Data collection; Data reduction; Development; Dynamic tests; Environmental impacts; Equipment tests; Grinding; Measurement; Methodology; Noise; Noise control; Optimization; Rail grinding; Railroad tracks; Railroad wheels; Railroads; Rapid transit; Research; Resilience (Materials); Transportation; Urban areas; Wheels
• Identifier Terms: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost analysis; Noise reduction; Research and development; Transportation noise
• Old TRIS Terms: Acoustic measurement; Grinding material removal; Rapid transit noise; Rapid transit railways; Resilient wheels; Test equipment; Wheel screech noise; Wheel truing
• Subject Areas: Environment; Research; Transportation (General); Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00167323
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-TSC-UMTA-76-17 Intrm Rpt., UMTA-MA-06-0025-77-10
• Contract Numbers: DOT-TSC-1053
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Nov 23 1981 12:00AM