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In this paper, both measurements and numerical simulations of railway induced vibration are discussed. A measurement campaign has been carried out along the high-speed railway track in Lincent, Belgium. The experimental determination of transfer functions and vibration velocity during train passages are discussed. A numerical model is introduced to predict the transfer functions and the vibration velocity during train passages. The comparison of experimental and numerical results demonstrates the importance of accurate numerical models and input data. The results are obtained in the framework of the development of a hybrid prediction method, where numerical and experimental data can be combined to improve the prediction accuracy for railway induced vibration.
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Verbraken, H., Lombaert, G. & Degrande, G. Experimental and numerical prediction of railway induced vibration. J. Zhejiang Univ. Sci. A 13, 802–813 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.A12ISGT8
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