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The vibrational frequency response of a modern lightrail module is considered in a simple model including dynamical features of the (typically aluminum) body with finite flexural rigidity, which inter alia reveals additional wheel–rail resonances. The model also allows to calculate the systems acoustic noise emission spectra, and to study the differences between aluminum and steel coaches.
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Dekker, H. Vibrational dynamics of modern lightrail modules. Arch Appl Mech 77, 849–859 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00419-007-0130-4
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