Open AccessTesting the Functionality and Performance of a Rail Damper
Author(s) -
Traian Mazilu,
Ionuţ Radu Răcănel,
George Stoicescu
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
romanian journal of transport infrastructure
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2286-2218
DOI - 10.2478/rjti-2018-0010
Subject(s) - damper , vibration , structural engineering , attenuation , work (physics) , noise (video) , automotive engineering , engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , acoustics , physics , optics , artificial intelligence , image (mathematics)
The rail dampers are mechanical devices which work as dynamic absorbers to reduce the rail vibration and rolling noise. The paper shows the experimental results from the functionality and performance testing of an experimental demonstrative rail damper. The vibration attenuation takes the highest values, namely 6-22 dB, between 160 and 1000 Hz.