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Development of Rail Noise Isolating Material (RNIM)

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Noise and Vibration Mitigation for Rail Transportation Systems

Part of the book series: Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design ((NNFM,volume 118))

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Recently, there have been increasing requirements to control the rolling noise generated by the wheels and rails, but the conventional counter measures such as noise barriers have a big disadvantage in that their installations are very labor-intensive. Therefore, the authors have developed a new type of material, called rail noise isolating material (RNIM), which consists of two laminated layers, the inner one a foamed ethylene-—propylene rubber and the outer one vibration-damped steel. An impact test executed in a laboratory and some noise measurements executed on commercial lines have verified that RNIM is effective in reducing rolling noise.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Railway Technical Research Institute of Japan, Hikari-Cho 2-8-38, Kokubunji-shi, Tokyo, Japan

    Masanori Hansaka, Shogo Mamada, Daigo Sato & Kiyoshi Sato

  2. NICHIAS Corporation,  

    Fumiaki Kishino

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  1. Masanori Hansaka
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  2. Shogo Mamada
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Research & Development Promotion Division, Railway Technical Research Institute, 2-8-38 Hikari-cho Kokubunji-shi, 185-8540, Tokyo, Japan

    Tatsuo Maeda

  2. INEXIA, 1 place aux Etoiles, 93212, Saint Denis La Plaine cedex, France

    Pierre-Etienne Gautier

  3. Harris Miller Miller & Hanson Inc., 77 South Bedford Street, 01803, Burlington, MA, USA

    Carl E. Hanson

  4. Brian Hemsworth Noise Consultant LLP, 16 Whistlestop Close Mickleover, DE3 9DA, Derby, UK

    Brian Hemsworth

  5. Wilson, Ihrig & Associates, 6001 Shellmound Suite 400, 94608, Emeryville, California, USA

    James Tuman Nelson

  6. Integrated Systems and Infrastructure Technology, Deutsche Bahn AG, DB Systemtechnik, Volckerstr. 5, 80939, Munchen, Germany

    Burkhard Schulte-Werning

  7. Railway Noise and Vibration Institute of Sound and Vibration Research, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ, Southampton, UK

    David Thompson

  8. Environmental Quality Department, DHV BV, Postbus 1132, NL 3800, Amersfoort, BC, The Netherlands

    Paul de Vos

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Hansaka, M., Mamada, S., Sato, D., Sato, K., Kishino, F. (2012). Development of Rail Noise Isolating Material (RNIM). In: Maeda, T., et al. Noise and Vibration Mitigation for Rail Transportation Systems. Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design, vol 118. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-53927-8_12

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