EXPERIMENTAL TESTS ON VIBRATION-PROOF TRACKS AND THEIR EFFECTS

To minimize vibrations and noise from subway operation under a primarily residential area, a new line incorporated test sections of rubber mats under crushed-stone ballast, neoprene strips in a cast concrete roadbed, and vibration-proof asphalt concrete under crushed stone. The mats proved most effective but would invite greater settling of the track, complicating maintenance. The concrete slab, while more expensive, would minimize maintenance but would be costly to restore once performance had deteriorated. The vibration-proof asphalt concrete was not effective.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Japan Railway Civil Engineering Association

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• Authors:
  • Fujiwara, T
  • Nakamura, S
• Publication Date: 0

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 20-28
• Serial:
  • Permanent Way
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Japan Railway Civil Engineering Association

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Asphalt; Ballast mats; Construction; Elastomers; Maintenance of way; Noise control; Subways; Technology; Vibration control
• Geographic Terms: Japan
• Old TRIS Terms: Subway construction
• Subject Areas: Construction; Public Transportation; Railroads; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00057873
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Permanent Way
• Report/Paper Numbers: No. 56
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 12 1981 12:00AM