Vibration Characteristics of the Transrapid TR08 Maglev System

As part of the Federal Railroad Administration’s (FRA) Magnetic Levitation Transportation Technology Deployment Program, this technical report has been prepared to characterize the vibration associated with the operation of the Transrapid International (TRI) TR08 Maglev System. The TRI TR08 Maglev System is an advanced transportation technology in which magnetic forces levitate, propel, and guide a vehicle over a specially-designed guideway. The TR08 Maglev System is the technology that is being considered for deployment in the U.S., and potential vibration impacts of the technology were not known. This document presents vibration data collected during measurements of the TRI TR08 Maglev System in August 2001 at the TRI Test Facility in the Emsland region of Germany. Vibration data presented for the TR08 include generic force spectra for various guideway types, as well as speed- and distance-based vibration relationships.

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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8923
• Corporate Authors:

  Research and Special Programs Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Volpe National Transportation Systems Center

  Cambridge, MA  United States  02142

  Federal Railroad Administration

  Office of Research and Development, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Port Authority of Allegheny County

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• Authors:
  • Chan, Laura H
  • Disk, Daniel R
  • Hanson, Carl E
  • Joshi, Amishi
  • Kupferman, Arnold
  • Mauri, Ronald
  • Roof, Christopher
  • Singleton, Herbert L
  • Valihura, Paul
• Publication Date: 2002-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: 93p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Guideways; Magnetic levitation vehicles; Measurement; Speed; Vibration
• Identifier Terms: Transrapid International TR08 Maglev System; U.S. Federal Railroad Administration
• Geographic Terms: Germany
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01051551
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-VNTSC-FRA-02-06
• Contract Numbers: RR294/R2130
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jun 18 2007 11:15AM